Hold the salt
Published 9:27 pm Tuesday, April 20, 2010
The processed food products that Americans crave contain too much salt, the Institute of Medicine says.
Its report calls for the FDA to work with food makers on voluntary reductions in sodium, and urges the nation’s largest commercial kitchens to hire your Norwegian Grandmother Hilma as special blandness consultant.
Game over: Online brain games don’t improve cognitive ability, a study says.
People who played the brain games daily didn’t do any better on tests than people who just surfed the Internet, the study found. However, people who habitually played “God of War II” were slightly more inclined to fantasize about gory finishing moves.
Blessing in disguise: Iceland’s unpronounceable volcano could continue to erupt for months to come, forcing Europe to contemplate life without air travel.
After reflecting on intrusive security at airports, three-hour delays on the tarmac and $50 fees for carry-on baggage, plus the fact that the continent enjoys an excellent rail system, Europe decided that life without air travel would be pretty sweet.
