Is the message from new research which suggests they can lead to significant health problems. The research suggests that eating a large amount of crisps, chips and biscuits during pregnancy can lead to babies with a lower than average birth weight. Acrylamide which is found in these foods can not only harm development but can…
Month: October 2012
Drinking Can Be Harmful to the Brain
Research carried out by Rutgers University has found that even moderate drinking such as two glasses of wine can halve the amount of brain cells we produce. The research found that moderate drinking can decrease the production of adult brain cells by as much as 40% with long term effects including impaired memory. I guess…
Revolting Cakes
These cakes are some of the most interesting and perhaps horrible that I have seen. They are made to illustrate body parts and medical conditions and are on display at London’s Pathology Museum. This one pictured left of a brain was one of my favourites but you can see the others here.
Shrinking Chocolate Bars
A lot of chocolate bars seem much smaller these days. It seems it might not just be my imagination, some of them are shrinking. According to this article the new shape Dairy Milk bar has shrunk from 49g to 45g whilst the price stays the same. The company says the changes have been made to…
What’s Your Worst Fashion Buy?
According to this article many women will say leather trousers. They top the list of women’s most embarrassing fashion purchases according to a new study. Other fashion mistakes that make the list include shell suits, velour tracksuits, see through tops and crop tops. Personally I haven’t purchased most of these items although I do remember…
Teetha Granules
One of the baby products we have found to be really useful is these Teetha granules. With Penny cutting more and more teeth every couple of weeks they really have proved useful. A natural remedy, you simply pour a sachet into the baby’s mouth to sooth the pain. The product clearly doesn’t work for everyone…
Early Fireworks
With a couple of weeks to go before Guy Fawkes night it seems some people just can’t wait to let off their fireworks. The result is one very traumatised cat. Poor Oscar hates even the slightest bang so with the fireworks set to continue for a couple of weeks either side of the big night,…
Carrots Standing Upright
This is interesting, it’s the unusual situation when a field of carrots were left exposed by floodwaters. The water washed the soil away from around the roots leaving the carrots looking as though they were pushing out of the ground. At least it makes them easy to harvest.
World’s Most Expensive Burgers
I quite like burgers but I’m not sure I would pay some of these prices. This article looks at ten of the world’s expensive burgers, with this one pictured left costing $5,000 being the most expensive in the world. At $777 (pictured right) the second most expensive is also fairly pricey and contains fresh lobster….