Category: Food miscellany

Organic Chemistry Sounds Scary

As in the case of 4 methyl-cyclohexane methanol, organic chemistry sounds really really scary.
Here’s a fine exercise for your favorite Chemophobe, similar to the annual Thangsgiving Dinner list that is put out by the American Council on science and Health.
This time just a great discussion by an Australian chem teacher.
http://acsh.org/2014/01/natural-foods-chemicals-right-think/

Golden Rice Makes Sense

The Greenpeace fanatics on Genetic Modification have been condemning golden rice, which is modified to have vitamin A.
Problem is some people have a monochromatic diet. That produces deficiencies that other countries don’t see.
http://acsh.org/2014/01/64151/

Men's Health Morons

Please don’t choke when you read this nonsense.
You should be reminded that this is what appears in these silly grocery store and book store mags all the time.
Usually with pics of well defined boooodies.
http://www.mensjournal.com/health-fitness/health/for-heart-health-steer-clear-of-fizzy-medicines-20131230
There is no point in explaining why the premise of the article is stupid–how does one establish the magnitude of stupid when there is no measure of stupid in the casual health press–salt is a threat to 30 year old exercise freaks? I don’t think so. Old guys with congestive heart failure or kidney disease–maybe.