Tag Archives: health

Sugar-is it only sweet?

One or two months ago, a friend of mine told me that she had decided to stop eating sugar. Not because she was worried about her weight, but because sugar can cause a lot of diseases.  I did a bit of research on the internet, and I found a number of disconcerting facts about sugar. I also found out that in 1997, every person in Austria consumed 40,4 kilograms of sugar per year.

Sugar can, of course, cause tooth decay, but doctors are also discussing whether sugar may increase the risk of cancer. Continue reading Sugar-is it only sweet?

Junk Food

Is there a reason why the US has better junk food than Austria or is God just trying to punish us? Every time I’m in the States, I just can’t get enough of the awesome food they have and it bugs the heck out of me that I can’t find any of my favorites in Austria. What’s up with that?
Take Doritos for example, Austria has finally managed to put three kinds of Doritos on the market but of course the best one is missing – Nacho Cheese! Don’t you just love it when the orange powder sticks to your fingers? I mean they even make it in party size! Who wants to  party without Doritos? The same thing goes for Cheez-Itz, exactly what a party needs.  Continue reading Junk Food