Moments later there is fruit exploded all over the street. A message to Peter from the guy whose turf he’s shitting on.
OK, now I can only see him walking in action-movie slo-mo.
Sweetened Drinks Linked to Depression in U.S. Soda Study
Drinking more than four sweetened beverages a day, especially diet soda, doesn’t appear to be good for one’s mood, a study by the U.S. National Institutes of Health found.
In a study of more than 200,000 older adults, those who drank more than four cans of soda a day had a 30 percent greater risk of depression than those who consumed none. The same amount of fruit punch was tied to a 38 percent higher risk, according to research released today by the American Academy of Neurology. The risk was even greater for people who consumed diet drinks, whether soda, punch or iced tea.
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One beverage, though, had an opposite effect. Coffee was found to lessen a person’s chance of developing the mood disorder.
People who drank four cups of coffee each day had about a 10 percent lower risk of developing depression than those who didn’t consume coffee, the research found. Chen said coffee contains large amounts of caffeine, which is a brain stimulant.
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I made a batch of beans using most of the cans below. (Hint: Not the tuna or soup.) The biggest proportion is Boston-baked red kidney beans. Next is “Grillin’” Southwest flavored black beans, then flavored regular baked beans.
I added:
- a can of crushed pineapple (including all the juice)
- Dinosaur hot sauce
- ground chipotle
- hot pepper flakes
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- real maple syrup
- beer
I cooked it down for a few hours so it would thicken and the flavors would meld. The hot stuff migrates into the beans and mellows out for a nice after-kick.
I added up all the labels and there are 36 servings. Oh, did I mention that my girlfriend doesn’t like beans?
Who wants to come over for a toot?
