Not Just a Trend: The Healthy Choices of Avocado Lovers

With the addition of the avocado emoji to the Apple keyboard, it’s safe to say the avocado is a full-blown food trend. Foodies and nutritionists hail the superfruit as a delicious addition to everything from toast to your Chipotle order. Data behind avocado lovers unveils interesting insights about the intersection between foodies, fitness enthusiasts and […]

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Nestle’s New Sugar Will Sweeten Sales

Last week, Nestle announced its scientists have discovered how to alter sugar in a way that makes it seem sweeter on the tongue; thus reducing the amount of sugar in a candy bar. The Swiss sweet maker estimates sugar in its candy bars could be reduced by up to 40%. We’ll start seeing this new […]

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15 Traits of Early Morning Fitness Fanatics

I’m always surprised by friends who wake up at the crack of dawn to go on a run or head to the gym. It just doesn’t make sense. How do they get up that early? Why would they want to? I’ll take my mediocre body in exchange for a couple extra hours of sleep any […]

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Preservative-Free Labeling Is So Last Year. Consumers Want Less Sugar.

Which health buzzwords are most important to consumers: preservative-free, GMO-free, all natural, no sugar added, reduced sodium, superfoods? The list could go on and on. In the past few years, the news has linked increased sugar consumption with a higher risk of death from heart disease. It seems consumers have started to listen. Since April […]

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One in Four Rite Aid Customers Could Be Up for Grabs

News of Walgreen’s decision to buy Rite Aid for $17.2 Billion has everyone from pharmaceutical companies to ad agencies and real estate brokers wondering what the future holds. And, while pharmacy competitors like CVS, Walmart, Giant Eagle, and numerous regional retailers have to view the new mega-chain as a threat, the move could create opportunities […]

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The Great Chicken Wing Debate

Every once in awhile, we research a particular topic and I expect the results to come back 100 to 0. Questions like “What is the greatest NFL franchise of all-time?,” for example, should unanimously yield nothing but “Pittsburgh Steelers” as a legitimate response. After a recent debate in our office about the best part of […]

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Exploring the Less Obvious Differences Between Women and Men

It’s a well-documented fact that there aren’t many women in the field of software engineering. So, at a coder’s haven like CivicScience, needless to say I am in a small minority. Some days, I feel like Jane Goodall. For 10 hours a day I watch the bizarre rituals of these genius male primates in their […]

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