Thats what I’ve concluded after reading through only about a third of his web page.  Everything from baking it to finding the best places to eat it.  Seriously, check him out.

I posted a blog a while ago about diets. I talked briefly about a calorie restriction diet when I mentioned an article, “Study Finds Low-Calorie Diet Extends Lifespan of Monkeys“.

Here’s some more. The New York Times posted an article about a recent study:

…[the study] is investigating how (and if) a spartan diet affects the aging process and its associated diseases. To the [study] researchers, these are quite distinct. The aging process, which researchers sometimes call “primary” or “intrinsic” aging, refers to the damage that ordinarily accumulates in our cells as we grow older, a natural condition that seems to have limited the maximal lifespan of humans to 120 years. Diseases that accompany the aging process — often called “secondary aging” — are those afflictions increasingly prevalent in the elderly, like cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
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In a study on rats, [researchers] compared animals that were lean because of exercise with those that were equally lean from calorie restriction. “Both had an increase in average life span,” Fontana said, but only calorie restriction was able to slow down aging and increase maximal life span. That suggested that “leanness” was not in and of itself determining the rate of aging. “Speaking of humans,” Fontana added, “if you are lean because you are exercising, of course you are doing good, because you’re preventing types of diabetes, some kinds of cardiovascular disease and maybe some types of cancers. But the data suggest that calorie restriction is more powerful. And the people on C.R. are more powerfully protected from diseases than the exercisers.”

Some more excerpts from “The Calorie-Restriction Experiment“:

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A gold medal from the 9th Annual World Mustard Competition at the Napa Valley Mustard Festival… when was that? The mustard has been around since the 1800s, so that could be a really old medal they’ve been putting on their bottle, right? But wait… didn’t the medal used to be more intricate with engravings & stuff on it?

A discussion at dinner tonight inspired me to do some research. And yes, some of my thoughts were correct. The medal did look different, up until 2005.

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Well, tomorrow actually…You can get free coffee all day tomorrow at McDonald’s (northeast only, apparently).

Check out the cool video from “Free Coffee At McDonalds” - they show you how they make the eggs for the breakfast items.

“10 secret menu items at fast food restaurants” - really? These things exist?

I’m a big fan of this one:

3. This one might be my favorite. At Fatburger, you can order a Hypocrite — a veggie burger topped with crispy strips of bacon.

I’m surprised the Burger King’s Rodeo Cheeseburger is not on that list, but I fear that item is going to be lost to obscurity.

At least I can still order a cheeseburger, onion rings, and some BBQ sauce from there.

On my next health post (remember my coffee one?), I’m going to rant about food and diets.

Remember this thing? It’s the Food Pyramid.

Well, that’s gone now.

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From “The Big Eats: What Better Excuse Do We Need To Pig Out Than New England’s Biggest Fair?“:

This calorically intimidating creation comes out of the Midwest and makes its Big E debut Friday when the Eastern States Exposition opens in West Springfield. It’s called the Craz-E burger (so named after a contest on the Big E’s Facebook page). New England’s biggest fair, which runs through Oct. 4, is a grand stage for new food concoctions. The famous Big E Cream Puff was introduced to the fair seven years ago and remains an annual favorite.

Big E Vice President Sue Lavoie first proposed the doughnut burger to Maureen Jordan of the Boston Culinary Group. To say the least, the cook was skeptical.

“I thought that she was crazy! It just doesn’t make any sense,” Jordan says.

But she gave it a shot and, against all odds, the glazed doughnut proved to be a perfect complement to beef, cheese and bacon.

What’s the Big E?

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I’m in the process of writing an epic post on health. A lot of ideas are starting to come to mind, but trying to organize one good post is turning out difficult.

I’ve decided to post bits and pieces and then tie it all together. For now, I’m gonna talk about a subtopic(food) in this post, specifically coffee. Ironically, yes, I am drinking coffee as I write this post.

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Presenting, the KFC “Double Down” Sandwich, a sandwich that replaces bread with fried chicken.

Yes that’s right, the sandwich consists of bacon, cheese, sauce, and two slices of fried chicken.

We’re through the looking glass here, people.