How to Get Fat Without Really Trying is an ABC News special that was hosted by the late Peter Jennings. The video gives an insight into the food industry and how it is fueling America’s obesity epidemic and ensuing health problems. The video clip presented here is the first 10 minutes of this hour-long news special Peter Jennings Reporting: How to Get Fat Without Really Trying.
Oregano has been cultivated for both culinary and medicinal effects in the Mediterranean for thousand of years. Oregano (Origanum vulgare ) is a perennial herb of the mint family of...
The clove (Eugenia aromatica) is a pink flower bud of the clove tree that turns brown when dried. Cloves have a warm, sweet, and aromatic flavor and an oily...
Walnuts are believed to have originated in Persia or France where petrified shells of roasted walnuts have been discovered dating back 8,000 years from the Neolithic period. Walnuts (Juglans) were...
The globe artichoke is one of the oldest known cultivated vegetables, originating from Ethiopia, with Italy currently being the world’s largest producer. It was valued in ancient Greece and...
Cayenne (Capsicum frutenscens) is a chili pepper native to Central and South America, and it was named after the capital city of French Guinea, South America. Christopher Columbus introduced these...
Limes are a green citrus fruit that grows on trees in tropical and subtropical climates. Best known for preventing scurvy on ships, they are fairly small, about 3-5cm in diameter...
Avocados originated in Mexico, or Central and South America, and were cultivated there by pre-Incan races of Peru, and the Mayas of Yucatan and Guatemala. The Aztecs called it aoacatl...
Corn, or maize, originates from Mesoamerica and was an important aspect of their civilization. The Native Americans utilized the health benefits of corn by serving it with the ash...
There are a number of different species of mints to which peppermint is related, and it’s believed that peppermint is a natural hybrid of watermint and spearmint. Historically, peppermint...
Thyme originates from the Mediterranean region, and dried thyme was burned in ancient Greece during ceremonies. The Egyptians used thyme as an embalming agent in the mummification process. Its...
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