Oldest noodles unearthed in China The remains of the world's oldest noodles have been unearthed in China. The 50cm-long, yellow strands were found in a pot that had probably been buried during a catastrophic flood. Radiocarbon dating of the material taken from the Lajia archaeological site on the Yellow River indicates the food was about 4,000 years old. Scientists tell the journal Nature that the noodles were made using grains from millet grass - unlike modern noodles, which are made with wheat flour. The discovery goes a long way to settling the old argument over who first created the string-like food. Professor Houyuan Lu said: "Prior to the discovery of noodles at Lajia, the earliest written record of noodles is traced to a book written during the East Han Dynasty sometime between AD 25 and 220, although it remained a subject of debate whether the Chinese, the Italians, or the Arabs invented it first. The professor's team tells Nature that the ancient settlement at Lajia was hit by a sudden catastrophe.
ABC News: Cola Causes Bone Loss Too many cans of cola might mean bad news for your bones. Some women drink diet cola to help keep the weight off, but a new study suggests that drinking diet, regular and decaffeinated cola can actually lower bone density and put women at increased risk for osteoporosis. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, roughly 55 percent of Americans, mostly women, are at risk of developing the brittle-bone disease, which leaves bones dry, weak, and more likely to fracture. Cola drinks -- such as Pepsi-Cola or Coca-Cola -- seem to increase that risk, according to research published in today's American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers from the U.S. The scientists compared how much cola and other sodas people drank to bone mineral density measurements taken from the spine and from three different spots on the hips. Women who drank more cola had reduced bone mineral density at all three hip sites but not at the spine. Cola consumption did not affect men in the same way.
Roadside Art Online: The Gyros Project Take The Gyros Tour 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 Plus, The Gyros Experience: Why It Matters The Red Hot Taqueria Annex Modern potato had roots in Peru US scientists have found that all modern varieties of potatoes can be traced back to a single source - a spud grown in Peru over 7,000 years ago. It had been believed potatoes had a much wider region of origin, stretching from Peru to northern Argentina. The team, led by Dr David Spooner of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, analysed the DNA of about 360 potatoes, both wild and cultivated. Some 300 million tonnes of potatoes are produced around the world every year. The study was sponsored by the US Department of Agriculture. Dr Spooner, a professor of horticulture, said archaeological finds had shown potatoes were being grown in Peru by farmers "more than 7,000 years ago". "In contrast to all prior hypotheses of multiple origins of the cultivated potato, we have identified a single origin from a broad area of southern Peru," said the scientist, who spends two months a year collecting wild potatoes on treks in South America's mountainous regions.
Weight loss, Losing bodyfat, bodyfat loss: Building muscle, lose bodyfat, reduce body fat by STEFAN, BAppSci, IBLS-AIS, CSCS In this article, I will discuss a fundamental principle that is imperative in losing weight or more specific body fat loss. I think that the fundamentals have been drowned in an enormous mass of information. Most of it is great and can definitely help but there is a major misconception about weight training and it's "weight gaining" effects. We've been lead to believe that aerobic exercise is necessary for weight loss. Because although you burn calories when training aerobically, you only burn a relatively small amount. This may be not only because of the relatively small amounts of calories burned but also due to the potential loss of muscle mass. When aerobic exercise is performed your body burns both carbohydrate and fat. But wait, you say, wouldn't that lead to more weight loss and thus quicker and faster results? You need to eat less compared to before your training program. Surveys from the Australian Bureau of Statistics* have confirmed this.
Straight Dope Staff Report: What's the big deal about aged beef and Angus beef? A Staff Report from the Straight Dope Science Advisory Board August 23, 2005 Dear Straight Dope: What's the deal with aged beef? Sounds suspiciously like a euphemism for "old meat" to me. Certified "Angus beef" seems to be all the rage these days. — Ron Moses, Merrimack, NH; adamemalone I wondered about these questions myself, so I decided to do some research and find out the answers for all of us. Directly after cattle are slaughtered, their meat is generally quite tender, which is one reason people like fresh-killed meat. Since aging would normally allow bacteria and mold to act on the beef, it's carried out at low temperatures, generally between 34 and 38 F. Aging beef is an ancient practice that surely began out of necessity--drying (or smoking) meat was the only way to preserve it in pre-refrigeration days, although people no doubt realized early on that it could improve flavor and texture. Now let's talk about Angus beef. 2.1 Genotype. Sources "Can you have your beef and eat it too?"
-{ Hanttula.com }- -{ Presents: The Museum of Food Anomalies™ }- Title: “Pleasant Pickle Face” Media: Pickles. Pickle fluid. Pleasant demeanor... or something sinister? Submitted by: Leticia H. Leticia was innocently preparing to make some tuna salad and opened a container of the requisite pickles. Title: “Walking Bird Fry” Media: Potato. Title: “Nutri-Grain E.T.” Title: “Watermelon Skull” Media: Watermelon. Title: “Heart Potato, Face Potato” Media: Potato. Title: “Banana… Jesus?” Title: “Pac-Man Chip” Media: Waka waka waka waka waka Submitted by: Cindy L. Title: “Suffocated Candy” Media: Candy. Title: “Oatmeal/Craisin Alien… Or, The Craisalien” Media: Oatmeal. Title: “Smiling Fry” Media: French Fry, Pleasant Demeanor, Hat of Ketchup Submitted by: Niels de G.
How many Weight Watchers Points is that ? by Gal TrieuJuly 18th 2007 A Big Mac has 14 weight watchers points, quarter pounder with cheese 13 and a KFC chicken 9. So what is Weight Watchers Points? Weight Watchers Points plan is a hugely successful commercial weight loss program that focuses on balanced low fat nutrition, exercise and group counselling. Every item of food has a Weight Watchers points value based on its nutritional content. Weight Watchers have produced their own line of cuisine which may be purchased independently at most major grocery chains. All foods are assigned a points value based on the Weight Watchers Points system. Does Weight Watchers Points work? A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), funded by Weight Watchers, found people who followed the Weight watchers Points program for two years lost an average of six pounds. The Weight Watchers Points Formula Where: p = Points c = Calories f = Fat Grams r = Dietary fiber Grams Pros and Cons of the Weight Watchers Points System
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories - One Hundred Percent EDIBLE Googly Eyes! After more than a year of painstaking directed research by our Experimental Foods Division, we have finally achieved one of our most important longstanding goals: the production of edible googly eyes. Like many other great inventions, it seems almost simple in retrospect, but in this write up we walk through the process and show you how to make your own. To begin with, we need a food-grade rigid transparent dome that will form the outer visual shell of the googly eyes. Empty gelatin capsules like these slide apart easily and come with one such dome on each end. You can get capsules like these in bulk at all kinds of “natural” and “health food” stores– or even at many grocery stores in the section where dietary supplements are sold. Note: Vegetarians will observe that gelatin is an animal product. While the gelatin capsules have a dome on each end, they have a lot of space in between that we really don’t need. The finished transparent domes, cut down to size.
bacon-flowchart.jpg (JPEG Image, 791x1024 pixels) Kashiwa Mystery Cafe So, we're in Japan, and we've just stepped off the train in Kashiwa, a very nice town in Chiba which also happens to be the home of Panic's Japanese HQ, which itself happens to be essentially a cozy apartment, which reminds me of Panic USA 1.0, except Noby and Kenichi don't live in the apartment, and the apartment is in Japan. Anyway. Noby wasn't there yet, so we wandered around the station a little bit, enjoying the good weather and banking on Cabel's First Rule of Japan: if you wander around anywhere in Japan for a little bit, you will come across something interesting. (This is also Cabel's First Rule of Everything.) So we came across something interesting: ...which despite have a semi-unfortunate acronym, was a collection of elegant, architecturally-cool buildings, possibly part of a temporary exhibition to excite the citizens of Kashiwa, with a nice wooden deck with some inviting café tables. We sat down to catch a break. "Hello! The cashier fumbled for the right words. "Hai!" Yeah.
The Seattle Times: Living: Peeptacular! The Peeps have spoken. When The Seattle Times challenged readers to concoct a creation of Peeps, we expected a few dozen entries. Instead, you've taken our breath away: We've received nearly 300 sculptures, dioramas and masterPeeps in person and via digital photos. There are inspirational Peeps (Peep Benedict XVI, The Last Supper with Peeps as disciples). Some are valentines to our area (the Space Needle, of course). We love the entries from grade-school and day-care classes (see one at: as much as those from artists or seniors. Here are some of our favorites.