A tisket, a tasket…
…a family feud at Market Basket. And what a feud it is. First of all, it’s been going on for over forty years, in court and out. And it’s heated up even more, with the firing of company president Arthur … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Food
Counterintuitive: inactivity doesn’t lead to childhood obesity after all?
Most of us think we know a lot about what makes people fat. They eat too much and they’re inactive. Newer evidence about the influence of gut flora indicates the iffiness of the first proposition, at least as a hard … Continue reading →
What’s up with this “clean” food I keep hearing about?
I hear it everywhere: people bragging about eating clean. If you don’t believe me, just Google it, and voila: “10 Ways to Eat Clean” “23 Ways To Eat Clean” [are 23 always better than 10?] “Eating Clean For Dummies Cheat … Continue reading →
Don’t get the tattoo in the first place…
…and you won’t have Melanie Griffith’s problem. Or, don’t get the divorce. I was at the beach the other day and I noticed that about half the people walking around seemed to be tattooed. Highly unattractive, IMHO. In other beach … Continue reading →
Lactose and me
People often claim they’re lactose intolerant. But few people know for sure because few people have been tested for it. I am one of those lucky, lucky few. For some reason (sadism?), a doctor subjected me to the test many … Continue reading →
Gluten sensitivity probably doesn’t exist
Celiac disease is real. But short of that, the burgeoning industry that caters to those who claim gluten sensitivity is probably based on a fantasy. That sort of thing is always tricky, though. If people believe that gluten makes them … Continue reading →
Another oldie but goodie
Lesley Stahl interviews her mother. How old do you think her mother is?: She’s 95. Astounding. What a lovely woman! My mother, born a few years earlier than Ruthy Stahl, also called the refrigerator the icebox. And I, quite a … Continue reading →
Before you reach happily for the butter and the steak…
…let me just say that this article is as bad or worse than the science it purports to debunk. I could write either a book on this topic or a short post. Since it’s Saturday, you get the short post. … Continue reading →
The war on e-cigarettes…
…reminds me of the war on little schoolkids making gun gestures with their hands. Instead of worrying about the thing itself, people are worrying about a simulacrum of the thing. Why would people who are against smoking because of its … Continue reading →
Is eating fruits and vegetables good for you?
I’d like to say at the outset that I like fruits and vegetables. Even if they weren’t supposed to be good for you I would eat them. I might even eat them if I heard they were a little bit … Continue reading →
Are you hangry?
Nothing much happens to me when I get hungry except that I get hungry. But some people are different: they get angry and pick fights. Indeed. I know that quite well because I’ve been closely and even at times intimately … Continue reading →
The perfect jelly bean
There is only one jelly bean worth eating at Easter or any other time of year. No, not those weirdly flavored “gourmet” Jelly Bellys (I consider the term “gourmet jelly bean” to be an oxymoron). The traditionalist in me abhors … Continue reading →