/oss/taxonomy/term/219/all en /oss/article/nutrition-general-science/its-egg-time <p>No, Paul Newman did not really eat fifty eggs in an hour in the 1967 film classic, Cool Hand Luke. But that would hardly be a challenge for Joey Chestnut, the world’s best-known competitive eater. Joey polished off 141 hard-boiled eggs in just eight minutes and holds the world record for this event. That is about 16 pounds of eggs and around 11,000 calories! His girth was visibly greater after the event but as far as his blood cholesterol goes, one can only guess that it spiked but since competitive eating has no rules about any kind of blood testing, one can only guess.</p> Fri, 02 Apr 2021 20:20:39 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8677 at /oss /oss/article/health-videos/right-chemistry-are-eggs-good-or-bad-you <p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-1"> <iframe class="media-youtube-player" id="media-youtube-c7xcps4vaa" width="640" height="390" title="Dr. Joe Schwarcz: Are eggs good or bad for you?" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/-C7XcPs4VAA?wmode=opaque&controls=&enablejsapi=1&modestbranding=1&playerapiid=media-youtube-c7xcps4vaa&origin=https%3A//www.mcgill.ca&rel=0" name="Dr. Joe Schwarcz: Are eggs good or bad for you?" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>Video of Dr. Joe Schwarcz: Are eggs good or bad for you?</iframe> </div> </p> Fri, 05 Apr 2019 16:10:35 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 7696 at /oss /oss/article/nutrition-you-asked/what-aquafaba <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquafaba">Aquafaba</a> (literally the amalgamation of the Latin words for water and bean) is the liquid that remains after boiling legumes. In 2014 a French musician <a href="http://www.revolutionvegetale.com/non-classe/meringue-de-chaville/">discovered</a> this liquid’s ability to create a foam similar to egg whites, and started a vegan revolution of sorts.</p> Thu, 01 Nov 2018 16:41:13 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 7425 at /oss /oss/article/health-videos/right-chemistry-egg-cholesterol-panic-wasnt-warranted <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-2"></div> Thu, 02 Aug 2018 20:24:36 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 7204 at /oss /oss/article/food-health-quirky-science/when-mayo-isnt-mayonnaise <p>If you ask Unilever, producers of “Hellman’s Real Mayonnaise”, which is the market leader in the 11.3 billion dollar a year global mayonnaise industry, it’s when the product contains no eggs. The Federal Food and Drug Administration agrees, defining "mayonnaise" as a condiment that must contain a specific amount of vegetable oil and egg yolk. But what if you just shorten the name and call it “Just Mayo?” Does it still have to contain eggs?</p> Wed, 31 Dec 2014 01:09:22 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2227 at /oss /oss/article/science-science-everywhere/omega-3-eggs <p>The good news about omega-3 fats keeps mounting. Doctors in a hospital in Portugal treated patients suffering from sepsis, a runaway infection of the blood, with fish oils and found that they recovered more quickly than patients given soy oil. Sepsis causes inflammation of vital organs and can lead to death; seemingly, fish oils can reduce inflammation.</p> Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:20:03 +0000 Joe Schwarcz 1640 at /oss /oss/article/general-science-you-asked/what-makes-stink-bomb-stink <p>The classic stench of rotten eggs produced by a stink bomb is produced when the ammonium sulphide in the stink bomb breaks down to hydrogen sulphide and ammonia. Commercially, this ammonium sulphide solution is prepared by the exact reversal of that reaction. Hydrogen sulphide gas, either isolated from natural gas where it is a common contaminant, or produced by reacting iron sulphide with hydrochloric acid, is bubbled into a solution of ammonia. The resulting ammonium sulphide can be stored in a suitably sealed container .</p> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:12:16 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1691 at /oss /oss/article/should-eggs-be-kept-fridge <p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-3"> <iframe class="media-youtube-player" id="media-youtube-dz1e-39e1mk" width="640" height="390" title="You Asked: Should we put eggs in the fridge?" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/DZ1e_39E1Mk?wmode=opaque&controls=&enablejsapi=1&modestbranding=1&playerapiid=media-youtube-dz1e-39e1mk&origin=https%3A//www.mcgill.ca&rel=0" name="You Asked: Should we put eggs in the fridge?" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>Video of You Asked: Should we put eggs in the fridge?</iframe> </div> </p> Tue, 21 Feb 2017 04:04:42 +0000 Dr. Joe Schwarcz 1478 at /oss