March 25, 2014

When it comes to heart health, the “good fat, bad fat” rule may not stand up to scrutiny. A study that reviewed earlier research showed that eating more omega-3 fats made little difference in the rates of heart disease. Researchers say the earlier findings came largely from studies in which people self-reported what they were eating. Source Link


The horror stories about today’s youngsters awash in worksheets and drowning in homework assignments are overblown. That according to a new survey which found that the homework load for American students today is about the same as it was 30 years ago, and the average time needed for homework assignments has dropped for high school seniors. Source Link


Amazon is consulting the Kindle playbook to bring streaming video and even shopping to your TV. Reports say Amazon will soon unveil its own streaming device to compete with Google Chromecast, Apple TV and Roku. The thumb-drive-sized Amazon player would stream most of the popular video services and promote Amazon’s own Prime Instant Video. Source Link