You have probably heard about Dunkin’s new Beyond Sausage sandwich, Burger King’s Impossible Burger, or even White Castle’s vegan sliders. The new trend of fake meats has been sweeping the nation’s fast food sector, meeting both excitement and resentment. Some say the new trend will help limit greenhouse gases from being released while others have […]
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As World War II drew to a close, the world began to wonder about how to move forward from the devastation left behind. Hundreds of thousands of people had gone years without sufficient food due to wartime rationing or concentration camps, and doctors were left with the task of physically rehabilitating the affected population. Up
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If your bed seems like the ideal spot to munch on your favorite snack, or if a particular booth beckons to you every time you walk into your favorite diner, it’s probably because you already have some tasty memories associated with that location. Whether we like it or not, many of our autonomous “decisions” are
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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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