As campaigns to change people's eating habits go, it certainly captures the attention.

For an enormous wall of ice containing items of fresh frozen food can be found on London's South Bank. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

The Department of Anthropology at the California Academy of Sciences houses the Rietz Collection of Food Technology. Containing nearly 1,400 items.
This is pretty interesting. Look at the links in the bottom left. picked by bingo 6 months ago

In a gut-busting showdown that combined drama, daring and indigestion, Joey Chestnut emerged Wednesday as the world's hot dog eating champion, knocking off six-time winner Takeru Kobayashi in a record-setting yet repulsive triumph. picked by suebe 2 years ago

Woman in NYC jailed for having dismembered monkey parts shipped to her from Africa for "soul food". picked by Rowangrey 2 years ago

Substituting chicken, fish or vegetables for red meat can help combat climate change, a new study suggests.

In fact, putting these foods on the dinner table does more to reduce carbon emissions than eating locally grown food. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

...according to a new study that finds that eating an unassuming bowl of any whole-grain cereal with milk is superior to chugging a designer sports drink after a workout to replenish muscle fuel and protein.

In the privacy of your kitchen, maybe it doesn't matter that milk and cereal isn't as hip as something that professional basketball players consume. picked by bingo 6 months ago

Why would a whole village eat a diseased dead dog? Dog meat is considered a delicacy among tribes in northern Namibia. Ewwww.... picked by proverb 2 years ago

Egyptian authorities have begun slaughtering thousands of pigs as a precaution against swine flu, despite criticism from the UN.
Experts say the virus cannot be caught from eating pork and there is no scientific rationale for the cull. picked by TheJehosephat 7 months ago

Today is a day for hugging your kid and eating lollipops. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

A small scale study has indicated that eating Tofu and other soy bean products may cause dementia in later life. The verdict is out on whether this is down to phytoestrogens in the bean curds or the formaldehyde sometimes used as a preservative.

Conversely, Tempe has been shown to improve memory.

Maybe it is the formaldehyde then. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

While it has been known for some time that eating cruciferous vegetables can help prevent breast cancer, the mechanism by which the active substances in these vegetables inhibit cell proliferation was unknown — until now. picked by karenben 11 months ago

The practice of placentophagia, eating the placenta, is practiced in many parts of the world, and is said to stem postpartum depression and help to contract the uterus after the birth.

*yikes, tastes just like chicken* picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

Modern Toilet, a toilet-themed diner is recently seen open in the Shilin district in Taipei, Taiwan. All 100 seats in the crowded diner are made from toilet bowls, not chairs. Sink faucets and gender-coded "WC" signs appear throughout the three-storey facility, one of 12 in an island-wide chain of eateries. Would you like to taste the ice-cream shaped like faeces? Eating here was a very ... read full post picked by urkeee 2 years ago

65-year-old Hou Guoying recently had a bullet removed that had been lodged in her face for 42 years! She was shot accidently during the Cultural Revolution in China in 1967.

But doctors initially told her that her wound was only superficial, the Chongqing News reported.
Constant headaches and difficulty eating eventually led to an x-ray in 1978 that revealed the bullet. picked by bingo 6 months ago

Top ten and bottom ten countries in meat eating stakes. picked by dingbat 2 months ago

Dogged; Chestnut Thinks Kobayashi Ducking Him.
The disclosure set stomachs rumbling throughout the dog-eat-dog world of competitive eating in the days before the annual Independence Day chowdown. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

A New York middle school's use of a stoplight-type signal to warn students to use their inside voices while eating is being questioned by some parents. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

1991 horror spoof by James Riffel. The movie was created by redubbing the 1968 horror classic Night of the Living Dead with comedic dialog, and by adding new clips. Originally distributed to only 500 video stores in the United States, the film has since achieved cult status. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Mark McGowan will eat one of the Queen's favourite breed of dog on a live radio show to protest at the Royals' treatment of animals. picked by VooDooPeacock 3 years ago

When someone feigns sadness they “cry crocodile tears,” a phrase that comes from an old myth that the animals cry while eating. Now, a University of Florida researcher has concluded that crocodiles really do bawl while banqueting – but for physiological reasons rather than rascally reptilian remorse. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago