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I’ll have a burger, some fries and a side of insulin resistance with my shake, please

 If you've ever seen the film "Super Size Me," Morgan Spurlock, the documentary's star and director, embarks on a month-long experiment to discover the adverse health effects of consuming a diet composed entirely of items from the menu at McDonald's.  Spurlock decided to investigate whether or not eating only foods from McDonald's would cause him any [...]

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Who’s watching your pantry?

This past week, we've been learning about the macromolecules important to living things: carbohydrates, nucleic acids, proteins and lipids, or fats. Some of these fats are what are known as trans fats which you have undoubtedly heard of in the recent past. Food companies and restaurant chains are in a [...]

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