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A new study shows that women who eat "high glycemic foods" like pasta and white bread have increased risk of heart disease, while men show no such effect. Experts say women should eat barley and sweet potatoes instead. [CNN] More »
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A recent study compared the effectiveness of an Atkins-type diet and a plan that did not restrict carbs. While there was no significant difference in weight loss, the carb-eaters were happier and less hostile. As we've long suspected: Carbs=Love. [Reuters] More »
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Listen up Atkins addicts: a new study has found that women who go on low-carb diets suffer impaired memory after just one week. Do your brain a favor and eat bread. [Daily Mail] More »
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To continue with our series on the Woman Alive library, we're taking a look at Food For Live, Love, and Looks. I don't know if it's the quality of photography, the lack of Photoshop, or the lack of global influence on cuisine, but food from the '70s looks totally disgusting. I was born in 1979, so I wouldn't really know, but if this book, published in 1974, is at all accurate, there were just way too many canned hams and casseroles made with condensed soup. No wonder people had a lower life expectancy: Their sodium and fat intake was through the roof. I'm by no means a foodie (my favorite food is Doritos), but the pages of this particular Woman Alive are not exactly appetizing. More »
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We don't normally associate beaver shots with DailyCandy but today's installment gets all sorts of nasty with this item plugging a line of neutral-colored serving pieces. Maybe it's just us, but we don't get a good feeling when reading the word "sushi" in the same item as the phrase "When you hear the words 'spread' and 'nude' only one thing comes to mind." More »
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