I think hers is chocolate!
But, she’s not in the majority.
According to International Dairy Foods Association, here’s how the flavors rank along with the percentage of people preferring that flavor.
The top five individual flavors in the United States are:
Are You Impulsive — Or Neurotic?If you’re impulsive it seems that you are more likely to be overweight. If you’re highly neurotic and less conscientious, it’s more likely that you’ll see your weight go up and down.
At least that’s what was found in a study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology — based on data accumulated over 50 years from close to 2,000 people. The researchers studied these generally healthy and highly educated people to attempt to determine how their personalities might affect their weight and body mass index.
So what does that mean for your food choices?
Think of it this way. If you are an impulsive person and prone to giving into temptation — as many impulsive people are — standing in front of a delicious bakery window and peering in may not be the best idea for you. It’s going to be darn hard not to succumb to temptation and turn around and walk away. And, if you do walk in, what are the chances that you can just order coffee without getting that delicious cinnamon-pecan sticky bun to go along with it?
So maybe do yourself a favor and plan your route so you don’t pass the bakery. By doing so you cut down on the opportunities for those impulsive food purchases that you might regret later.
And by the way, according to the study people who are risk takers — or who are antagonistic, cynical, competitive, and aggressive — also gained more weight.
Lucky you if you’re conscientious because you were found (in the study) to typically be thinner.
Two types of cancer causing compounds increase or form in some foods that are grilled or cooked at high heat.
Heterocycline amines (HCAs) increase when meat — especially beef — is cooked with high heat – not just by grilling but by pan-frying, too. HCAs can damage DNA and start the development of cancer. Most evidence connects them to colon and stomach cancer, but they may be linked to other types of cancer, too.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) increase with grilling because they form in smoke and can get deposited on the outside of meat.
Here are five things you can do to decrease the formation of HCAs and PAHs:
These photos were taken at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York which I visited this week. It’s fascinating how food always seems to be incorporated into museums of any kind. As a born and bred New Yorker and a life-long Yankee fan I couldn’t pass up these photos. The same food is still the standard in most ballparks although there are many more choices available, too. It’s nice to know that vendors tossed bags of peanuts then as they still do now. Sort of traditional ballpark behavior, isn’t it?
Fat is fat. Right??? Wrong!!! It turns out that even though most of us hate the way it looks, the fat right under the skin, called subcutaneous fat, isn’t as dangerous as the fat deep in the belly, called visceral fat, that surrounds your organs.
A study, published in the journal Obesity, of 1,114 African Americans and Hispanic Americans — population groups disproportionally at higher risk of developing high blood pressure and diabetes and for accumulating visceral fat — identified some simple ways to zero in on and reduce visceral fat. They are:
According to the study’s lead researcher, “a higher rate of visceral fat is associated with high blood pressure, diabetes and fatty liver disease.” The results of the study showed there can be a big health impact from making the few simple changes listed above.
The researchers found that visceral fat was reduced by 3.7% over five years for every 10 gram increase in soluble fiber the subjects ate per day. Over the same time period, an increase in moderate physical activity resulted in a 7.4% decrease in the rate of visceral fat accumulation. Interestingly, the increased intake of soluble fiber was associated with a decreased accumulated visceral fat but not with decreased subcutaneous fat.
You can get 10 grams of soluble fiber from eating two small apples, one cup of green peas, and half a cup of pinto beans. Moderate activity as defined in the study is exercising vigorously for 30 minutes, two to four times a week.
Although the evidence shows that eating more soluble fiber and increasing exercise reduces visceral or belly fat, researchers still don’t know why. That’s why a study like this is so important – it gives specific information on how dietary fiber, especially soluble fiber, can affect abdominal fat deposits and weight.