Month: September 2015

While eliminating saturated fats can improve heart health, a new study shows that it makes a difference which foods are used in their place. A study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology shows that replacing saturated fats with unsaturated fats and high-quality carbohydrates has the most impact on reducing the risk of heart disease. When saturated fats were replaced with highly processed foods, there was no benefit. …

The Three Brothers Bakery fans have spoken, and the winning challah poll flavor is cinnamon. The competition was tight, with cinnamon, sprinkle and chocolate chip all in the running. …

Chocolate chip cookies are nearly universally adored. People like them in all sorts of textures, sizes and tastes. So how can you make your perfect cookie? Using science, of course. October 1 is National Homemade Cookies Day, so for this week's Reactions episode, we partnered with Science News magazine's Bethany Brookshire to take a bite out of baking with the scientific method. …