Ever wondered how food manufacturers know how many calories their food have. A few years go, the answer is simple. The product will be burnt. The heat from that is measured and there you have it: the total of calories! Two problems though.Not all products can be burnt (diet coke anyone?), also the measuring [...]
Are you trying to lose weight? Then better get a good night sleep! It does seem logical, if you’re sleeping, you can’t eat. But it’s not that simple. When the human body is deprived of sleep, it’s concentration of leptine will be deminished. Leptine is a protein hormone produced by fat cells. The more [...]
Ladies Market in Hong Kong (officially named Tung Choi street) is located in Mong Kok and is a true tourist spot, no wonder that you will always see some non-chinese haggling with the shop keeper. You can buy all kind of stuff there, Tshirts, chinese arts, purses. You name it. They have one thing in [...]
Ever wonder how lowfat products has lost their fat? Be surprised, the “normal” counterparts of these products aren’t supposed to be that fat or sweet in the first place. During production cream, butter and extra sweeteners were added to food and beverages for one simple reason, to make them tastier. Fat are big, round [...]