A cup of coffee brewing adjacent to a starving artist scribbling away at his newest masterpiece is not an uncommon image. In the early nineteenth century, French writer Honoré de Balzac would consume the equivalent of fifty cups of coffee a day in the form of ground coffee beans, claiming to write more productively under […]
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There seem to be warnings everywhere about the short term consequences of a poor collegiate diet. Reminders about the importance of exercise and a healthy diet are plastered on the walls of freshman residence halls. The mere thought of the infamous “Freshman 15” seems to haunt the minds of every student at Stetson East’s dining
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The modern Western diet is known for its horrible effects on the American population, such as high obesity rates and widespread metabolic diseases. It is also linked to many other illnesses such as increased risk of cancer, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes. While overconsumption can play into the above issues, the problem with the
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You would be forgiven for feeling nervous about purchasing romaine lettuce every time you’re in the grocery store these days. Between 2018 and 2019 there were three separate, though nearly successive, Escherichia coli outbreaks linked to romaine lettuce. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), 167 people were infected with E. coli from contaminated
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Imagine a well-oiled machine in a factory that works continuously to produce a product of your choice. Occasionally, one or two parts might become old or worn-out and will need to be replaced to ensure a well-functioning factory. In this scenario, your first instinct might be to effectively remove the faulty components and potentially recycle
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It’s well known that sugar is addictive and consuming too much of it can be a risk factor for a variety of health problems including obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. As a result, many food companies use non-nutritive sweeteners, also known as low calorie or artificial sweeteners, to replace sugar in their products. Artificial sweeteners
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Though not everybody can handle the heat, consuming spicy food may lead to a host of benefits. From cardiovascular to dietary effects, researchers are finding more and more ways that capsaicinoids, the class of compounds that make up peppers, can influence health. Capsaicin is the most common capsaicinoid, making up 80 percent of capsaicinoid content
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We’ve all been there. Up at an ungodly hour, studying (or rewatching The Office), and all of a sudden, we see a pack of cup noodles sitting on our bedside. We may not even be hungry, but cup noodles taste fantastic, and it’s two in the morning– so why not? But this late-night snacking may
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What do coal tar, asbestos, mustard gas, and beef jerky have in common? They’re all identified as Group 1 carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Following suit in 2015, the World Health Organization declared red meat as a Group 2A probable carcinogen and has specifically placed processed meat into the known
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