Can choosing to eat organic food pave the way towards moral depravity? That's what this new study published this week in Social Psychology & Personality Science is claiming.

The study involved observing labels found on organic food. The researchers divided 60 people into three groups. One group was shown pictures of clearly labelled organic food, another was shown pictures of comfort foods like brownies and cookies, while the third group which acted as the control were shown non-organic, non-comfort foods.
While the health benefits to living as a vegetarian are plenty, some there are some folks out there who apparently think abstaining from meat makes a man less manly.

According to the findings of a new study, people tend to associate meat with manliness. The researchers did a number of experiments that explored people's metaphors about food, and they found the people rated meat as being more masculine than vegetables.
The benefits of coffee the new cats vs. dog debate, because the argument over its supposed health proprieties seems never-ending!

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that over a 13-year period studied, there "was a significant inverse association between coffee consumption and mortality." As MSNBC reports, people who drank at least six cups of coffee a day had a lower risk of death, particularly from "heart disease, respiratory problems, strokes, injuries and accidents, diabetes and infections."
Looks like diabetes isn't the only thing us sugar-addicts have to fear. A new study has found that eating lots of sugar can affect your brain in as little as six weeks.

The study from UCLA have found that eating a diet high in high-fructose corn syrup (a cheap, hyper-saccharine liquid sweetener found in many sodas and processed foods) can lead to long term memory and cognition problems.
The 7-Eleven international convenience store chain has just announced it's introducing a new line of 20-calorie diet Slurpees, called Slurpee Lites. And they're giving them away on May 23rd for free to anyone crazy enough to believe this fad. More from LA Times:
You should watch what you eat, for your own sake. But as you know, being on a diet is always a struggle. You'll always get that feeling of hunger, especially when the calories have run out. Drinking water and going to bed might help you steer clear of raiding the fridge, but the feeling of hunger isn't a very fun one. Blog Syatt Fitness has a great list of foods you can eat and enjoy even if you're busy counting calories.
We've all dropped food on the floor and picked it up to eat before. Is it because of the 5 second rule? How good and accurate is this rule?

A new study out of Manchester Metropolitan University has come up with a more nuanced iteration of the fallen food rule. If you're going to pick up foods from the floor, you better know which ones are safer.
Yes, you read that right. There is now official scientific proof that cereal tastes better with milk. Apparently, it has something to do with how the freeze dried flakes react with the solids and fats found in milk. Mystery solved.
Those energy drinks that supposedly 'give you wings' and help you stay awake during class are also doing irreplaceable damage to your smile.  According to Science Daily, a new study has found that the intake of sports and energy drinks among youths have skyrocketed. But what's worse is the serious damage they're doing to your teeth.
Having trouble remembering the simplest things? Well, Boston University scientists recommend that you include a nutrient called choline to protect your brain from signs of aging.

Choline is a nutrient that stems from the vitamin B family. Researchers discovered that people with a diet rich in choline scored significantly higher on both verbal and visual memory tests. Brain scans showed that subjects with high-choline diets were also less likely to show the signs associated with dementia.
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