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Where's The Beef
Burger Kings in London are selling a $200 hamburger. "Premium, prohibitively priced, Japanese-style Wagyu, flame-grilled, garnished with Italian truffles, Spanish cured ham, aged balsamic vinegar, Champagne onions and popped onto a saffron- and truffle-dusted bun." Proceeds go to charity, but some are up in arms. "To come out with this kind of hugely expensive and over-the-top burger and to have 80 million people going to bed hungry every night is just to shoot yourself in the foot," an anti-hunger activist said. Why does its being a burger make this more offensive to people? After all, folks spend far more than this on fancy dinners - and not for charity, either. However, if we're shelling out that kind of cash, it's not to chow down in the neon confines of a Burger King. [CBS]
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At What Age Is A Kid Too Old To Breastfeed?
Extraordinary Breastfeeding is a documentary that aired in England a few years ago and focused on the country's discomfort with breastfeeding. Issues raised in the film included the right to breastfeed in public, breastfeeding adopted children, and at what age children should be weaned off breast milk. (The average age around the world is four years old, and the World Health Organization recommends that children be breastfed until they are at least two and a half years old.) One woman in the documentary, Veronica, believes that children should decide for themselves when they want to stop. Her daughter is about to turn eight, still breastfeeds, and has absolutely no plans of stopping. Clip — which is somewhat NSFW — above.Related: Little Britain: Meeting The Parents [YouTube]
Oldies But Goodies
This ad from a 1981 issue of Teen magazine features an illustration of a white girl telling a black girl about a "tasty little treat." It's a "snack" made with natural ingredients and "perfect for picnics, hiking, camping trips, lunch and study breaks." Plus! The "snack" costs about the same as a candy bar and is only 100 calories. Can you guess what it is? Well, there's a reason the black girl looks freaked out. Click the picture for the full sized ad. [Vintage Ads]
This ad from a 1981 issue of Teen magazine features an illustration of a white girl telling a black girl about a "tasty little treat." It's a "snack" made with natural ingredients and "perfect for picnics, hiking, camping trips, lunch and study breaks." Plus! The "snack" costs about the same as a candy bar and is only 100 calories. Can you guess what it is? Well, there's a reason the black girl looks freaked out. Click the picture for the full sized ad. [Vintage Ads]
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Should Sites Like Facebook Ban Pro-Ana Internet Groups?
Happy National Eating Disorders Awareness Week! An eating disorder charity is calling on MySpace and Facebook to do something about pro-anorexia groups. "We believe that the sites should act responsibly," says Susan Ringwood of B-eat, an eating disorder charity. "They have acted to remove other content that is seen as 'dangerous', or could encourage young people to do dangerous things." Research shows that young women exposed to pro-ana websites feel more negative, have lower self-esteem and are more likely to compare their bodies with other women, reports BBC News. But a spokesperson for MySpace explains: "It's often very tricky to distinguish between support groups for users who are suffering from eating disorders and groups that might be termed as 'pro' anorexia or bulimia." More »
"Plumpynut" is probably the best thing to have ever come out of Anderson Cooper's mouth, because we're immature and the name makes us giggle. But in all seriousness, last night we saw a segment on 60 Minutes in which Cooper reported on Plumpynut, an innovation developed by the Nobel Prize-winning group Doctors Without Borders to help save millions of children from malnutrition. Made of peanut butter, powdered milk, powdered sugar, and enriched with vitamins and minerals, it is a ready-to-eat literal lifesaver that doesn't require refrigeration, water or cooking, and reps at Doctors Without Borders say that it can cure a child half-dead from starvation in just three weeks time. Seriously, take a minute and watch Cooper's amazing, moving report here. [CBS News]
Weight-conscious teenage girls are not eating enough calories for their age group. Over one third of 13 to 18-year-old girls in the UK are on diets or have dieted recently, according to a new survey. 45% eat less than 1,200 calories a day — when the recommended intake for a person in that age range is 2,110 calories. And it's not just the girls who are undernourished: 14% of boys admitted to dieting and 25% ate fewer than 800 calories a day. Sigh! What ever happened to delicious after-school snacks? We were all about Oreos and milk. [The Independent]
