Month: September 2021

Photo: Claire Lower Salt is an incredibly common ingredient that most of us take for granted. It’s a simple, inorganic (meaning “not carbon based”) molecule comprised of two tiny ions, sodium and chloride, but its ability to flavor and preserve is what makes it valuable—so valuable that it made its way into the word “salary.” Salt preserves food by drawing out moisture, suppressing the growth of harmful bacteria, and encouraging the growth of helpful bacteria—so why do canisters of the stuff come with expiration dates? The culprit is not sodium chloride, but the additives some manufacturers mix in with it to prevent clumping, or add nutrients. Iodine, anti-clumping agents, and trace minerals in pink, red, or black salts can degrade with time, but degradation doesn’t guarantee harm. T...

Mums and dads notoriously have a hard time getting their children to eat enough vegetables.  Now, a new scientific study from Australian experts reveals the most and least effective parental tactics to make sure children are getting five-a-day. The researchers reviewed 80 health industry studies identifying picky eating in children under 10, mostly based on parental reports and recall.  They found a more relaxed parenting style, eating together as a family and involving a child in the preparation of food all reduced the likelihood of fussy eating. Conversely, pressuring a child to eat, very strict parenting and offering rewards for eating, such as being able to watch TV, all made children fussier eaters.   New research is providing a better understanding of what influ...

Vaccinating Americans with their first or second shots is more urgent than giving boosters, according to one infectious disease expert, given that unvaccinated individuals generally experience the worst outcomes when infected with COVID-19. “What I’m seeing here on the ground level in Alabama and other areas with low vaccination is that a lot of the morbidity, a lot of the bad outcomes, are not in individuals who lack a booster,” Dr. Ellen Eaton, assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Infectious Diseases, said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “It’s individuals who have not rolled up their sleeve for their first or second vaccine, individuals who aren’t fully vaccinated.” A recent CDC study found that between April and July 2021, unvaccinated America...

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