There’s Hope: America’s Libraries Outnumber McDonald’s & Starbucks

June 18, 2013 // 8:00 am

You know the saying “There’s a Starbucks on every corner”? Turns out there might be more free books on city blocks than those pricy coffees.

America is home to about 17,000 public libraries, according to statistician Justin Grimes with the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences. Grimes plotted

Science Says Chocolate Causes Acne, Cockblocks Our Love Affair With Truffles

May 1, 2013 // 6:00 am

Seems like every time we turn around, another scientist in a lab coat is wagging a finger in our face and telling us things we don’t want to hear. Soda gives us cavities. Alcohol gives us hangovers. And now that a new study from the Netherlands suggests…

Why Your Brain Craves the Taste of Beer Even if You Don’t

April 19, 2013 // 6:00 am

Foodbeasts, I have a confession: I like drinking as much as the next guy (or girl), but if my only options are dark beer and grape-flavored cough medicine, I’ll take the cough medicine. Sure, the flavor is awful, but at least it’s not beer! And it’ll get you drunk…

Science, You Are Drunk: UCLA Developing Instant-Sobriety Pill

February 20, 2013 // 9:00 am

A research team at UCLA is working on a drug that could take you from drunk to completely sober in the time it takes to metabolize a pill — and it’s all thanks to some alcohol-soaked lab mice. Scientists found that by injecting intoxicated mice with a nanocapsule…

Science Says Alcohol + Diet Soda Gets You Drunker

February 13, 2013 // 7:00 am

Calorie counting alcoholics of the world rejoice! A new study has shown alcohol mixed with artificially sweetened beverages, like diet soda, can cause an increase in intoxication levels more so than its calorie heavy equivalent. Woo Hoo!

Published in the journal, Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, the…

Apparently, Foodbeasters Who Concoct Bizarre Food Combinations Are Also Binge Eaters

January 8, 2013 // 9:00 am

Beer and bacon deep fried Doritos, pizza ice cream, spam and peanut butter cookies – if you’re one of our regular readers, you know that we at Foodbeast are no strangers to the bizarre food combination scene. But did you also know that “concocting” such outlandish treats could…

‘BeerQuil’ Still Sounds Better than Cough Syrup – Study Suggests Beer Could Be a Decent Cold Medicine

December 7, 2012 // 1:47 pm

It’s a myth many a drinking age invalid has heard over the course of their illustrious drinking careers. “Of course you can still drink when you’re sick, alcohol kills the bacteria!”

Well, it turns out our lushy buddies might actually be onto something.

New Study Shows Fast Food ‘Not to Blame’ For Obesity

October 25, 2010 // 7:53 am

So often the sheer number of fast food restaurants, the calorie-laden options available there, and the incredibly cheap prices they can be found at are a central source of blame for America’s obesity. A recent study from Michael Anderson and David Matsa, from the University of California…