Are junk foods HIJACKING your brain!? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Junk food can be irresistible. But are we BORN with this preference, or is it something we LEARN? Sharmili Thanarajah from the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research and team investigated. Researchers
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Holographic Sweets
As Willy Wonka says…come and taste the…holographic rainbow? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Shining, shimmering, splendid – holograms! Their rainbow colors show up on credit cards, stickers, even currencies. Holograms are so fun and colorful – if only we could use them on food!
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Sugar RUSH or sugar CRUSH? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Sweet treats… A guilty pleasure! Sure, they’re bad for our health. But donuts, candies and sodas can definitely lift our spirits! Or can they?! Konstantinos Mantantzis from Humboldt University of Berlin wondered. He and
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Sesame Street…or CELERY Street? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Brussel sprouts or brownies? Hmm…which will MY kid choose? We’ve all heard you are what you eat. BUT what if you are what you WATCH? Meet Frans Folkvord of Tilburg University and team! They wondered
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