Eating

September 24, 2020 | 1:39am A Massachusetts man died last year from eating an excessive amount of black licorice, doctors said Wednesday. The unusual case was reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, detailing how the man consumed a bag and half of the candy every day for two weeks prior to his death.…

Eating disorders are thriving as the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into its sixth month of reshaping American life.Hotline calls to the National Eating Disorders Association are up 70-80% in recent months, according to a Tuesday report by NPR.For many Americans, eating is tied to stress, anxiety and other disorders. Often an emotional coping mechanism, it can be triggered by food scarcity and stockpiling behavior.PERCENTAGE OF…

New research shows that people with a history of eating disorders experienced significant negative effects during the COVID-19 lockdown.Share on PinterestA new study finds that during lockdown, eating disorder symptoms worsened in people with a history of eating disorders.The research, which appears in the Journal of Eating Disorders, raises awareness of the pandemic’s detrimental effects…

I’m a grown woman and I’ve never eaten sushi. I’ve never tasted avocado or grapefruit or chicken wings or pickles or yogurt and, not to rock your world, but I’ve never had a cup of coffee. In fact, the list of foods I’ve never eaten is far, far longer than the list of those I…

Bangkok DispatchMany delicious species in Thailand, “the Great Power nation of fruit,” require laborious peeling and careful chewing. Then there’s the sticky fingers and occasional disappointment.Workers cutting apart jackfruit, separating the fruit and seeds from the rind, at Talad Thai, Bangkok’s wholesale fruit market and the largest in Southeast Asia, this month.June 22, 2020Updated 9:44…