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Scientists warn that eating too much sugar can eat away at your brainpower.

A study shows that consuming too much sugar can eat away your memory

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 5/17/2012

On Tuesday, U.S. scientists published a study showing how a steady diet of high-fructose corn syrup weakened lab rats' memories. Meaning what? Well, it means that eating too much sugar can actually make you dumb. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Researchers at UCLA fed two groups of rats a drink ...

Nutritionalists warn that 'Slurpee had zero nutritional value then, and it has zero nutritional value now.'

7-Eleven adds low-calorie Slurpee nationwide

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 5/15/2012

The "brain-freezing" drink, known as the Slurpee, best known for its bright colors, wild tastes, and of course its unique name, wants to also be known for another feature: less calories. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - 7-Eleven, the nation's largest convenience chain, will announce, later this ...

These recipes are fun and very simple to follow not just for Mother's Day, but for every occasion!

Give your mother a happy stomach this Mother's Day

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 5/10/2012

Tired of going out with mom to the same restaurant every year for Mother's Day? Well how about you make your house a restaurant!? Go to the grocery store and stock up on ingredients, then follow the simple recipes below to guarantee a happy stomach for a happy mother this Sunday. Baskin-Robbins� ...

Due to handling tainted dog food, at least 14 people have fallen ill of salmonella.

Salmonella found in Diamond Pet Foods

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 5/8/2012

At least fourteen people in nine states have been sick with salmonella after handling contaminated dog food from a South Carolina plant, which produced toxic food that killed dozens of dogs. Five people were hospitalized due to the dog food, made by Diamond Pet Foods. According to the federal ...

The secret to making crispy, perfect McDonald's French fries lies in the preparation.

How to make perfect, McDonald's quality fries at home

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 4/26/2012

Fast food magnate McDonald's may have an uneven quality when it comes to their many burgers, with some being better than others, but there's no arguing they make the best French fries around. Now - some master chefs have shared their secrets on how to make these delicious browned potatoes ...

The FDA is asking for changes in livestock vaccinations.

FDA asks farmers to reduce animal vaccinations

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 4/12/2012

The Food and Drug Administration is asking pharmaceutical companies to join them in an effort to reduce the use of antibiotics in animals. The FDA says the practice of vaccinating animals has led to an increase in drug resistant bacteria. WASHINGTON, DC (Catholic Online) - Drugs such as penicillin ...

Popcorn is a tasty snack, but now there's another reason to indulge.

Antioxidants - Popcorn is good for you!

By Taylor Wilkerson • WebMD • 3/29/2012

Popcorn is one of the top guilty food pleasures today and is, for most people, the highlight of going to the movie theater. As soon as the tickets are bought, moviegoers make a bee-line for the concession stand where they order a big bucket of popcorn to snack on, which is usually more enjoyable ...

Pink slime, shipped by the box to your child's school cafeteria. Homeschooling, anyone?

The disgusting product you're inadvertently feeding your kids

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 3/8/2012

Kids who turn their noses up at the school lunch may actually have a good reason why. Despite every assurance that school lunches are as nutritious and healthy as possible for our kids, school cafeterias are serving beef that is made with infamous "pink slime." LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - ...

Teaching Irish Soda Bread

By Carolee Gifford • Catholic Online • 3/7/2012

The smell of the Irish Soda Bread wafted through the lower school hall. The ancient ovens were transforming the fifth-grade creations from unlikely lumps of dough into soon-to-be consumed delights. CAROLEE GIFFORD (Catholic Online) - My daughter came home from her Catholic school with the ...

Over two-fifths of Americans have so little saved that one financial emergency is all it would take to put them in poverty, according to the Corporation for Enterprise Development.

Many in U.S. now can't afford food

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 3/1/2012

The economy is so bad in the United States that growing numbers of people can no longer afford food, life's most basic necessity following oxygen. More Americans said they found it difficult to buy food in 2011 than in any year since the financial crisis. In a recent survey, about 18.6 ...