This week in SciShow News, Hank tells us about some weird science, including a squid that's not a squid, animals that can talk, and new insights into how you can mess up your body much faster and for much longer than you ever thought...

For decades, we’ve heard how terrible fat is for us, but more recently, sugar has become the new villain. What does the science actually say about these two macronutrients and how they affect our health?

This episode is a little bit different from the norm, because I've created the sound of hydrogen - or, that is, what if it would sound like if it emitted sound instead of light waves!

As the narrative goes, fat is bad. Well, it's actually more nuanced than that. The type of fat you eat is more impactful on your health than the quantity. George Zaidan examines triglycerides, the varied molecules that make up fat, and...

In this video Paul Andersen describes the lipids (of the fats). He explains how they are an important source of energy but are also required to cell membranes. He explains how the hydrocarbon tails in triglycerides contain energy...

It's Thanksgiving this week in America. Last year, we talked about the myth that turkey makes you sleepy. I argued that there's nothing special about turkey that would make you tired. But, we pointed out that a super large meal, and...

A Tasty Path to Lower Cholesterol

Banana Smoothie Bowls

Black Bean Enchiladas

Banana Smoothie Bowls

Cream of Broccoli Soup

Makes 24 Mini Cupcakes

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3/4 cup granul
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1/2 cup expeller pre
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2 large eggs
3/4 cup frozen wild blueberries,
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1/2 cup 1%...

Howcast - Learn how to lose weight on the Atkins Diet in this Howcast video featuring dietician Lisa Moskovitz.

Howcast - Learn how to lose weight on the grapefruit diet in this Howcast video featuring dietician Lisa Moskovitz.

Howcast - Learn which vegetable oils are the healthiest and which are bad for you from nutrition expert Alex Jamieson in this Howcast video.

Howcast - When it comes to nutritional needs, there are differences in the requirements of men and women. Follow these steps to ensure that you are getting the required nutrition.

Howcast - Not all snacks that you think are bad for you really are. Check out the health and nutrition benefits of these so-called junk foods.

Howcast - If you have high blood pressure, you are more than twice as likely to develop heart disease and six times more likely to have a stroke than people with normal blood pressure. Manage your condition through diet.

The Independent's IndyEats virtual vegan event

Pupil outcome: I can explain and analyse Chandler's use of similes. Key learning points: - Writers may use similes in order to create emphatic, evocative images for the reader. - Chandler compares Anna Halsey’s appearance to "suet" and...

Pupil outcome: I can emulate Chandler's use of similes. Key learning points: - In order to emulate Chandler's use of similes, we might use an existing simile as a starting point. - Then, we might use a synonym or antonym of the existing...

A saturated fat or fatty acid is one in which there are no double bonds between carbon atoms in the carbon chain.
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A Twig Science
Glossary Film.
Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning...

When President Eisenhower had a heart attack in 1955, it impacted the entire American diet. Soon, most people were adopting a low-fat, high-carbohydrate dietary model. This dietary shift, though based on flawed science, laid the...

Taking good care of your cast iron (or carbon steel!) cookware starts with understanding the chemistry it relies on.