A Moment of Science
Ice cream seems to be the worst offender in terms of calories. Is there a reason why it has to be so very fattening?
You know how they say you should never go grocery shopping when you're hungry?
This process is called osmosis; it dilutes the sugar-water inside the cells. But all the water coming in raises the pressure inside the cells so that eventually, the cell walls burst.
One of the more puzzling consequences of old age is a decreasing ability to appreciate the taste of a fine meal. Actually, the problem is not only a matter of taste. It also has to do with smell. When we eat something, we rely on a combined sense of taste and smell to experience flavor. [...]
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