Popular sugar substitute linked to increased risk of heart attack, stroke

Popular sugar substitute linked to increased risk of heart attack, stroke

They’ve soured on this sugar substitute. Consuming foods that contain erythritol, a popular artificial sweetener and common ingredient in keto diet products, increases the risk of heart attack and stroke, a new Cleveland Clinic study warns. Erythritol makes platelets in the blood more active, which may lead to blood clots, researchers explained Thursday in the … Read more

Single mom who ‘relied’ on daughter’s iPad as a ‘substitute’ for her absence goes viral after removing it cold turkey

Single mom who ‘relied’ on daughter’s iPad as a ‘substitute’ for her absence goes viral after removing it cold turkey

A mom who took away her child’s Apple device is documenting the aftermath on TikTok.  Stephany Faublas is a 34-year-old single mom who recently swapped her 5-year-old daughter’s iPad for educational activities. The content creator and recruiter from Charlotte, North Carolina, noticed her daughter, Cadence Gray, was spending a little too much time looking at a screen, … Read more

Lab-grown ‘beef rice’ tastes like a sustainable protein — but critics say it’s no meat substitute

Lab-grown ‘beef rice’ tastes like a sustainable protein — but critics say it’s no meat substitute

We’re in the pink. Korean scientists have come up with an astonishing new type of lab-grown rice — one packed with animal protein. The rose-tinted spectacle has hungry tongues wagging in the sustainable food community, after researchers successfully showed they had been able to infuse raw grains with beef and cow fat cells. The bulked … Read more