Lifestyle
Cocoa and coffee compounds show ‘powerful’ effects against obesity
Dhaka, June 22 (UNB) - Three compounds found in cocoa beans, particularly in the product’s shells, show promise for reducing the inflammation and insulin resistance that may result from obesity, according to a new study. The research comes from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where researchers investigated three specific phenolic compounds on mice. The compounds’ effects were described as ‘powerful’, reports SlashGear.
7 ways to build your child's vocabulary
New York, June (AP/UNB) - If you want your child to have a rich and fulfilling life, one of the best things you can do is help build your child’s vocabulary. Research shows strong language ability is associated with a number of positive things, including happiness, friendships, connections with family, academic success and a satisfying career.
Tibet opens first art museum of stone carvings
Lhasa, June 21 (Xinhua/UNB) -- An art museum dedicated to stone carvings has opened in the city of Xigaze in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region.
Pizza Hut opens first outlet in Tibet
Lhasa, June 21 (Xinhua/UNB) -- U.S. fast-food chain Pizza Hut has entered Tibet for the first time by opening a restaurant on a downtown Lhasa street popular among Buddhists and tourists.
Restaurants could be 1st to get genetically modified salmon
New York, Jun 21 (AP/UNB) — Inside an Indiana aquafarming complex, thousands of salmon eggs genetically modified to grow faster than normal are hatching into tiny fish. After growing to roughly 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms) in indoor tanks, they could be served in restaurants by late next year.
High iron linked to diabetes, liver disease: study
Canberra, June 21 (Xinhua/UNB) -- People with too much iron are more likely to contract diabetes and liver disease according to a joint study released on Friday.
Long working hours 'linked to stroke risk'
Dhaka, Jun 21 (UNB) - Working long hours is linked to an increased risk of stroke; researchers say, BBC reported.
Friday Brunch at Le Méridien Dhaka
Dhaka, June 20 (UNB)- ‘Brunch’ is still a fairly uncommon word among local residents, but the Latest Recipe restaurant at Le Méridien Dhaka is convinced it can popularise the concept of the late breakfast and early lunch giving way to brunch. If you are looking to spend a perfect holiday with friends and family and enjoy tasty foods of different traits, they have got your back with ‘Friday Buffet Brunch’.
Low-income African countries 'pay 30 times more' for drugs
Dhaka, June 20 (UNB) - African countries with small to medium-sized economies pay far more money for less effective drugs, a leading health expert has told BBC Newsday.
The future of food according to Massimo Bottura
Dhaka, June 20 (UNB) - Massimo Bottura has built his career by blending Italian culinary tradition with an avant-garde sense of design and experimentation. The chef's three-starred Michelin restaurant, Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy, has twice been named the world's best restaurant and routinely attracts culinary pilgrims from across the globe who book one of its 11 tables months in advance, reports BBC. But while Bottura's approach to edible art is rooted firmly in Italy's Slow Food heritage, his hands, body and mind are constantly in motion as he dreams of new ways to condense his many passions "into edible mouthfuls."