Even the most brilliant chefs love a good kitchen hack. Whether they’re shortcuts for peeling fruits and veggies or quick tips to speed up your prep time, we can all appreciate a tip for making tastier food as quickly as possible. Now, mathematician Eugenia Cheng has devised a game-changing hack for breakfast lovers everywhere: a …

What came first, the orange or…orange? Did someone just make the un-creative decision to name the citrus fruit after its color? (That’s how the blueberry got its name, after all.) Or did the color get its name because of the fruit? In terms of perplexing origin stories, this one is right up there with the …

Water diet ‘is the most dangerous weight loss regime ever‘: Nutritionists condemn new fad that bans everything but water, tea and coffee. As Luxora Leader reports, nutritionists have expressed concern over a dangerous new fad diet which bans everything but water, tea and coffee. Water Fasting involves trying to by eating no food and only …

Desperate to break off your long-term love-hate relationship with sugar? We know the feeling. In just a few hours (read: the time it takes to finish a carton of Ben & Jerry’s), we’re wheeled through sugar highs, sugar comas, unexpected hanger, and desperate longing—and yet, we always end up welcoming glucose, fructose, and sucrose back …

Changing your diet and consuming fewer animal products is a challenge—whether you’re making a lifestyle change to full-blown veganism or simply tweaking your diet to include less meat or dairy, pursuing a plant-based diet may seem impossible in a world of constant temptation. Achieving your health goals is more easily said than done when the …