Childhood and adult obesity are both highly problematic in the world today, particular in more developed countries. There is a lot of speculation as to what exactly is causing this rapid increase in obese people in the past few decades,…
Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of death for men in the United States, with cancer in general ranking #2 on this scale. According to 2012 statistics, about 241,740 new cases of prostate cancer would occur, and about…
Over the past few years, I’ve covered the topic of oak and oak alternatives several times on this blog. Many studies have examined the chemical and sensory differences of wine when exposed to different types of oak and other woods,…
Many of us are familiar with the term “terroir”, though some are torn as to whether this is a real phenomenon, or if it was just something that the French made up to help sell their wines (I tend to…