If you haven't heard about this study yet, you will soon. Nature Neuroscience just published a study that sought to explore just how addicting food can be.

I'll explain the study, and let me know what you think in the comments section here.

The study was done on 3 groups of rats.
Group #1: No access to fatty foods.
Group #2: Access to fatty foods for 1 hour per day.
Group #3: Unlimited access to fatty foods.

In the study, published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, Paul J. Kenny Ph.D. and his co-author studied three groups of lab rats for 40 days.

One of the groups was fed regular rat food. A second was fed bacon, sausage, cheesecake, frosting, and other fattening, high-calorie foods--but only for one hour each day. The third group was allowed to pig out on the unhealthy foods for up to 23 hours a day.

Read the results.

-Jason Hodge, Medical Exercise Specialist, Katy, TX

AIDS and malaria in Africa, child vaccinations in Texas. Each is a health issue, and a need to be met. Many organizations are working to be instruments of God by providing needed medical and dental care, life saving vaccinations, and even simple things that save lives like mosquito nets. Kosmos desires to provide needed dollars meet health needs.

Breath of Life
The Breath of Life Children’s Clinic is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that administers healthcare to vulnerable children in the West Houston and Katy area. During the back to school walk-in clinic Breath of Life provided approximately 2600 low cost children’s vaccinations.

The Medical Benevolence Foundation
The MBF has a nurse’s school 5-10 miles from the epicenter of the recent earthquake in Haiti. After the quake it was quickly converted to a center of surgery because the nearby Hospital Ste Croix was damaged by the earthquake. The work of the faculty and students of the FSIL nursing school in Léogâne is an amazing witness of God at work in the saving vaccinations, and even simple things that save lives like mosquito nets. Kosmos desires to provide needed dollars for those who meet health needs.

Now that spring is in the air, it´s the perfect time to put a fresh spin on some of your favorite baking classics.

Bake Sweet Memories has delicious recipes for fun desserts using your Betty Crocker favorites, including Easter Bunny Cakes and even morning brunches, like the Impossibly Easy Breakfast Bake, which are sure to brighten any morning!

In addition, from March 24th through April 6th, visit the Safeway family of Stores (Randalls here in Katy) to purchase Betty Crocker SuperMoist Cake and Traditional Brownie Mixes at the special price of $0.69!

FreckleTown was given a free Betty Crocker product coupon, silicon baking pan, stainless steel mixing bowl, oven mitt, Betty Crocker mixing spoon and a $25 Safeway (Randalls) gift card from Safeway and Betty Crocker through MyBlogSpark. They are FABULOUS and one lucky FreckleTown member will also receive one (minus the coupon).

If you would like to enter to receive this give-away simply click "ENTER" and tell us your favorite part of spring. The winner will be announced in the weekly eBlast on April 7th.