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Do Tell: What Was Your Mother's Relationship to Food?
Did you "thin-herit" food issues from your mother?
According to a poll conducted by teen magazine Sugar, girls ages 12 - 18 said that their mother's eating and/or dieting habits and views on food were the biggest influence on their own relationship to food. It was found that if a mom diets, she's twice as likely to have a daughter with an eating disorder.
Food Really Is the Way to a Person's Heart
A new book, Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human, argues that hot food, and not sex, is the reason human beings originally paired up in domestic relationships.
According to author and Harvard anthropologist Richard Wrangham, early marriages were really a trade off for hot food (prepared by the women) and protection (provided by the men). Evidence from primitive societies, including the fact that society tolerated women sleeping around but ostracized them if they ever cooked for men besides their husbands, is used to support the conclusion.
Flashback: Raid the Fridge in Rayon
Who doesn't love to raid the fridge dressed like a three-year-old? They're having so much fun!
Anna Wintour in Minnesota: People Are Little Houses Here
"I'd just been on a trip to Minnesota, where I can only kindly describe most of the people I saw as little houses. And I just felt like there’s such an epidemic of obesity in the United States. And for some reason everyone focuses on anorexia."
Retro Is Eco: A 1970s Lifestyle Could Protect the Planet
Want to stop climate change? Start by trying to fit into a pair of vintage bell bottoms.
A new study reveals that if the current world population was more like that of the 1970s (aka slimmer), there would be less pollution.
German Food Company Honors Obama, Offends World
A German company has its very own funcooker on its hands. To pay homage to America and its new president, a German purveyor of frozen-food delicacies launched a new product — Obama Fingers. "Tender, juicy pieces of chicken breast, coated and fried" It's like chicken.
Please Pass the Salt!
If you're a salt lover, you're in luck — New research shows that salt is good for you after all! Researchers at the University of Iowa found that salt may act as a natural antidepressant. They tested this theory on lab rats and found that those with a salt deficiency shied away from activities they usually enjoyed — a sign of depression they say.
Where Do You Stand? Sharing Food
It's no secret that most restaurants are overfeeding us, yet many of us continue to order our own appetizers, entrees, and desserts. But now that people are penny-pinching every chance they get, David Pogrebin, general manager of Brasserie in New York, says people are splitting things like they never have before.
Being frugal is the name of the game these days, so even if you weren't a fan of sharing food before, would you now that you're watching your pocketbook more closely?
Tip No. 4: Surviving Valentine's Day When You're Coupled Up
Eating and using food as a way to celebrate is not a new tradition, so use it to your advantage this Valentine's Day! Check out what Patty Brisben has in mind below:
A natural aphrodisiac, it's no wonder that chocolate is a favorite gift on Valentine's Day. Put a playful twist on this tradition by buying a chocolate fountain and dipping strawberries, pretzels, almonds — whatever comes to mind — and take turns feeding one another.
Dear Poll: Does Dating Impair Your Diet?
I know many people vowed to keep their weight in check this new year, but if you're newly in love or on the dating circuit, that task can feel like an impossibility when you factor in dinner dates, drinking, and overall indulging. On the other hand, some women actually lose weight in the beginning stages of love — feeling their best transforms into looking their best — but of course it all depends on the person and the situation. So ladies, looking back at your dating history, tell me, does having a relationship wreak havoc on your diet?
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