-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- a year ago at this time , u.s. gasoline prices averaged $ 3.97 a gallon . it was the highest average in all of 2012 . but it 's a much different story this year , as prices continue to fall . katia apalategui was inspired after seeing her mother cope with the loss of her husband by clinging to his pillow . pictured posed by model . a grieving daughter has come up with an unusual way to keep the memory of loved ones alive - by bottling their scent . seven years ago , katia apalategui 's mother coped with losing her husband by holding on to his pillowcase which his smell clung to . this inspired the 52-year-old french insurance saleswoman to think of a more permanent way to capture a person 's individual scent in a bid to help others in mourning . the strong link between smell and memory is the reason her product will provide ` olfactory comfort ' to customers , she says . ` we are going through funeral homes to offer families a small box containing a vial of the departed 's odour that we would have extracted from a piece of material provided by them , ' she said . they have been banished under low-carb diets and maligned nearly as much as bread . but potatoes are n't necessarily bad for the waistline - and could actually help us lose weight , a study claims . dieters who included potatoes in their meal plans all lost weight - as long as they reduced their overall calorie intake , researchers found . dieters who included potatoes in their meals all lost weight if they reduced calories , a study found . but the ` made-to-measure ' perfumes will be rather costly and be priced at around 560 euros -lrb- # 400 -rrb- . to help develop her idea , she teamed up with the havre university in france , where researchers have developed a technique to reproduce the human smell . the average per-gallon cost in the continental united states is now $ 3.65 , 32 cents less than last year 's peak , according to trilby lundberg , publisher of the lundberg survey . that 's a 6-cent decrease from two weeks ago and a 15-cent decrease from six weeks ago . lundberg attributes most of the latest drop to lower crude oil prices , but she also credits a more plentiful supply . `` more u.s. refineries are gaining access to lower-priced domestic and canadian oils and passing these benefits on to their marketers and retailers in the form of slashed wholesale gasoline prices , '' lundberg said . the university 's geraldine savary explained the process involved taking a person 's clothes and extracting the odour - a few hundred characteristic molecules - which is then made into a bottle of perfume in four days . she said : ` there was a perfect synergy between what she wanted to do and what our researchers are doing so we decided to get involved . ` there is a very strong link between memory and smell which is similar to that between the memories we have from looking at old photos , videos and other things . ` we take the person 's clothing and extract the odour , which represents about a hundred molecules , and we reconstruct it in the form of a perfume in four days . ' she came up with a more permanent way to capture a person 's individual scent in a bid to help others in mourning . file photo . the scientists concluded there is no evidence that potatoes lead to weight gain if they are prepared in a healthy manner . the researchers wanted to understand the role of lowering calories and the glycemic index -lrb- gi -rrb- affected weight loss , when potatoes are included in the diet . the glycemic index is a scale of zero to 100 representing how quickly glucose is released into the bloodstream after eating carbohydrates . eating high gi foods such as white bread and white rice causes a spike in blood sugar levels as glucose is released quickly into the bloodstream , followed by a slump when insulin is released to control it . popular science reports the classic process of perfume distillation is the most likely method , which involves passing steam through an object at high temperatures and capturing the result . and ms apalategui , although first inspired by death , is hoping her product could be also be ideal valentine 's day gifts or even for children away from their parents . lundberg expects the national per-gallon average to fall a few more cents this week as long as the price of crude does n't jump . the lundberg survey canvasses about 2,500 filling stations every two weeks . in the latest survey , the cheapest gas was $ 3.33 a gallon in billings , montana . the highest was $ 4.05 in chicago . average per-gallon prices in other cities : . her son , who is in business school , is planning to launch by september this year . charleston , south carolina : $ 3.41 . atlanta : $ 3.50 . denver : $ 3.57 . minneapolis : $ 3.63 . las vegas : $ 3.67 . low gi foods , such as wholegrain bread , porridge and brown rice , break down slowly during digestion , making dieters feel fuller for longer and stabilising blood sugar levels . as part of the study , 90 overweight men and women were split into three groups . the first group was told to reduce their calories but eat high gi foods . a medium-sized potato contains 110 calories . one medium-size potato with its skin on contains : . just 110 calories per serving . more potassium -lrb- 620g -rrb- than a banana . almost half the daily value of vitamin c -lrb- 45 per cent -rrb- . contains no fat , sodium or cholesterol . the second group was told to reduce their calories but eat low gi foods . people in the third group could eat whatever they wanted , with no restrictions on calories or gi foods . all three groups were given potatoes , healthy recipes and told to eat five to seven servings of potatoes each week . at the end of the 12-week study period , the researchers found all three groups had lost weight and there was no significant difference in weight loss between the groups . interestingly , even the control group reduced their calories and lost weight - despite not being provided with a specific calorie restriction . perhaps unsurprisingly , the research was funded by the united states potato board , which represents more than 2,500 u.s. potato growers and handlers . however it was published in the journal of the american college of nutrition . ` there is no evidence that potatoes , when prepared in a healthful manner , contribute to weight gain . in fact , we are seeing that they can be part of a weight loss program ' the researchers said . lead researcher dr britt burton-freeman , of the illinois institute of technology said : ` some people have questioned the role of potatoes in a weight loss regimen because of the vegetable 's designation as a high glycemic index food . ` however , the results of this study confirm what health professionals and nutrition experts have said for years : it is not about eliminating a certain food or food groups , rather , it is reducing calories that count . ' he added : ` there is no evidence that potatoes , when prepared in a healthful manner , contribute to weight gain . in fact , we are seeing that they can be part of a weight loss program . ' his co-researcher dr tissa kappagoda , of the university of california at davis , added : ` the fact that all groups , even the control group , lost weight is a curious finding and provides cause for future research . ' boston : $ 3.69 . sacramento , california : $ 3.86 .
seven years ago , insurance saleswoman katia apalategui lost her father . her grieving mother coped with loss by sniffing late husband 's pillowcase . inspired her to come up with permanent way to capture person 's scent . but bottles of loved ones perfume will set customers back # 400 a bottle .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- a year ago at this time , u.s. gasoline prices averaged $ 3.97 a gallon . it was the highest average in all of 2012 . but it 's a much different story this year , as prices continue to fall . katia apalategui was inspired after seeing her mother cope with the loss of her husband by clinging to his pillow . pictured posed by model . a grieving daughter has come up with an unusual way to keep the memory of loved ones alive - by bottling their scent . seven years ago , katia apalategui 's mother coped with losing her husband by holding on to his pillowcase which his smell clung to . this inspired the 52-year-old french insurance saleswoman to think of a more permanent way to capture a person 's individual scent in a bid to help others in mourning . the strong link between smell and memory is the reason her product will provide ` olfactory comfort ' to customers , she says . ` we are going through funeral homes to offer families a small box containing a vial of the departed 's odour that we would have extracted from a piece of material provided by them , ' she said . they have been banished under low-carb diets and maligned nearly as much as bread . but potatoes are n't necessarily bad for the waistline - and could actually help us lose weight , a study claims . dieters who included potatoes in their meal plans all lost weight - as long as they reduced their overall calorie intake , researchers found . dieters who included potatoes in their meals all lost weight if they reduced calories , a study found . but the ` made-to-measure ' perfumes will be rather costly and be priced at around 560 euros -lrb- # 400 -rrb- . to help develop her idea , she teamed up with the havre university in france , where researchers have developed a technique to reproduce the human smell . the average per-gallon cost in the continental united states is now $ 3.65 , 32 cents less than last year 's peak , according to trilby lundberg , publisher of the lundberg survey . that 's a 6-cent decrease from two weeks ago and a 15-cent decrease from six weeks ago . lundberg attributes most of the latest drop to lower crude oil prices , but she also credits a more plentiful supply . `` more u.s. refineries are gaining access to lower-priced domestic and canadian oils and passing these benefits on to their marketers and retailers in the form of slashed wholesale gasoline prices , '' lundberg said . the university 's geraldine savary explained the process involved taking a person 's clothes and extracting the odour - a few hundred characteristic molecules - which is then made into a bottle of perfume in four days . she said : ` there was a perfect synergy between what she wanted to do and what our researchers are doing so we decided to get involved . ` there is a very strong link between memory and smell which is similar to that between the memories we have from looking at old photos , videos and other things . ` we take the person 's clothing and extract the odour , which represents about a hundred molecules , and we reconstruct it in the form of a perfume in four days . ' she came up with a more permanent way to capture a person 's individual scent in a bid to help others in mourning . file photo . the scientists concluded there is no evidence that potatoes lead to weight gain if they are prepared in a healthy manner . the researchers wanted to understand the role of lowering calories and the glycemic index -lrb- gi -rrb- affected weight loss , when potatoes are included in the diet . the glycemic index is a scale of zero to 100 representing how quickly glucose is released into the bloodstream after eating carbohydrates . eating high gi foods such as white bread and white rice causes a spike in blood sugar levels as glucose is released quickly into the bloodstream , followed by a slump when insulin is released to control it . popular science reports the classic process of perfume distillation is the most likely method , which involves passing steam through an object at high temperatures and capturing the result . and ms apalategui , although first inspired by death , is about eliminating a certain food or food groups , rather , it is reducing calories that count . ' he added : ` there is no evidence that potatoes , when prepared in a healthful manner , contribute to weight gain . in fact , we are seeing that they can be part of a weight loss program . ' his co-researcher dr tissa kappagoda , of the university of california at davis , added : ` the fact that all groups , even the control group , lost weight is a curious finding and provides cause for future research . ' boston : $ 3.69 . sacramento , california : $ 3.86 .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- a year ago at this time , u.s. gasoline prices averaged $ 3.97 a gallon . it was the highest average in all of 2012 . but it 's a much different story this year , as prices continue to fall . katia apalategui was inspired after seeing her mother cope with the loss of her husband by clinging to his pillow . pictured posed by model . a grieving daughter has come up with an unusual way to keep the memory of loved ones alive - by bottling their scent . seven years ago , katia apalategui 's mother coped with losing her husband by holding on to his pillowcase which his smell clung to . this inspired the 52-year-old french insurance saleswoman to think of a more permanent way to capture a person 's individual scent in a bid to help others in mourning . the strong link between smell and memory is the reason her product will provide ` olfactory comfort ' to customers , she says . ` we are going through funeral homes to offer families a small box containing a vial of the departed 's odour that we would have extracted from a piece of material provided by them , ' she said . they have been banished under low-carb diets and maligned nearly as much as bread . but potatoes are n't necessarily bad for the waistline - and could actually help us lose weight , a study claims . dieters who included potatoes in their meal plans all lost weight - as long as they reduced their overall calorie intake , researchers found . dieters who included potatoes in their meals all lost weight if they reduced calories , a study found . but the ` made-to-measure ' perfumes will be rather costly and be priced at around 560 euros -lrb- # 400 -rrb- . to help develop her idea , she teamed up with the havre university in france , where researchers have developed a technique to reproduce the human smell . the average per-gallon cost in the continental united states is now $ 3.65 , 32 cents less than last year 's peak , according to trilby lundberg , publisher of the lundberg survey . that 's a 6-cent decrease from two weeks ago and a 15-cent decrease from six weeks ago . lundberg attributes most of the latest drop to lower crude oil prices , but she also credits a more plentiful supply . `` more u.s. refineries are gaining access to lower-priced domestic and canadian oils and passing these benefits on to their marketers and retailers in the form of slashed wholesale gasoline prices , '' lundberg said . the university 's geraldine savary explained the process involved taking a person 's clothes and extracting the odour - a few hundred characteristic molecules - which is then made into a bottle of perfume in four days . she said : ` there was a perfect synergy between what she wanted to do and what our researchers are doing so we decided to get involved . ` there is a very strong link between memory and smell which is similar to that between the memories we have from looking at old photos , videos and other things . ` we take the person 's clothing and extract the odour , which represents about a hundred molecules , and we reconstruct it in the form of a perfume in four days . ' she came up with a more permanent way to capture a person 's individual scent in a bid to help others in mourning . file photo . the scientists concluded there is no evidence that potatoes lead to weight gain if they are prepared in a healthy manner . the researchers wanted to understand the role of lowering calories and the glycemic index -lrb- gi -rrb- affected weight loss , when potatoes are included in the diet . the glycemic index is a scale of zero to 100 representing how quickly glucose is released into the bloodstream after eating carbohydrates . eating high gi foods such as white bread and white rice causes a spike in blood sugar levels as glucose is released quickly into the bloodstream , followed by a slump when insulin is released to control it . popular science reports the classic process of perfume distillation is the most likely method , which involves passing steam through an object at high temperatures and capturing the result . and ms apalategui , although first inspired by death , is . the second group was told to reduce their calories but eat low gi foods . people in the third group could eat whatever they wanted , with no restrictions on calories or gi foods . all three groups were given potatoes , healthy recipes and told to eat five to seven servings of potatoes each week . at the end of the 12-week study period , the researchers found all three groups had lost weight and there was no significant difference in weight loss between the groups . interestingly , even the control group reduced their calories and lost weight - despite not being provided with a specific calorie restriction . perhaps unsurprisingly , the research was funded by the united states potato board , which represents about eliminating a certain food or food groups , rather , it is reducing calories that count . ' he added : ` there is no evidence that potatoes , when prepared in a healthful manner , contribute to weight gain . in fact , we are seeing that they can be part of a weight loss program . ' his co-researcher dr tissa kappagoda , of the university of california at davis , added : ` the fact that all groups , even the control group , lost weight is a curious finding and provides cause for future research . ' boston : $ 3.69 . sacramento , california : $ 3.86 .
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' he added : ` there potatoes, when prepared a healthful manner contribute in fact, we seeing that they can part a weight loss program. ' his co-researcher dr tissa kappagoda, of the university california at davis added : ` the fact all groups, even the control group lost weight a curious finding provides cause future research. ' boston : $ 3.69. sacramento, : $ 3.86.
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- a year ago at this time , u.s. gasoline prices averaged $ 3.97 a gallon . it was the highest average in all of 2012 . but it 's a much different story this year , as prices continue to fall . katia apalategui was inspired after seeing her mother cope with the loss of her husband by clinging to his pillow . pictured posed by model . a grieving daughter has come up with an unusual way to keep the memory of loved ones alive - by bottling their scent . seven years ago , katia apalategui 's mother coped with losing her husband by holding on to his pillowcase which his smell clung to . this inspired the 52-year-old french insurance saleswoman to think of a more permanent way to capture a person 's individual scent in a bid to help others in mourning . the strong link between smell and memory is the reason her product will provide ` olfactory comfort ' to customers , she says . ` we are going through funeral homes to offer families a small box containing a vial of the departed 's odour that we would have extracted from a piece of material provided by them , ' she said . they have been banished under low-carb diets and maligned nearly as much as bread . but potatoes are n't necessarily bad for the waistline - and could actually help us lose weight , a study claims . dieters who included potatoes in their meal plans all lost weight - as long as they reduced their overall calorie intake , researchers found . dieters who included potatoes in their meals all lost weight if they reduced calories , a study found . but the ` made-to-measure ' perfumes will be rather costly and be priced at around 560 euros -lrb- # 400 -rrb- . to help develop her idea , she teamed up with the havre university in france , where researchers have developed a technique to reproduce the human smell . the average per-gallon cost in the continental united states is now $ 3.65 , 32 cents less than last year 's peak , according to trilby lundberg , publisher of the lundberg survey . that 's a 6-cent decrease from two weeks ago and a 15-cent decrease from six weeks ago . lundberg attributes most of the latest drop to lower crude oil prices , but she also credits a more plentiful supply . `` more u.s. refineries are gaining access to lower-priced domestic and canadian oils and passing these benefits on to their marketers and retailers in the form of slashed wholesale gasoline prices , '' lundberg said . the university 's geraldine savary explained the process involved taking a person 's clothes and extracting the odour - a few hundred characteristic molecules - which is then made into a bottle of perfume in four days . she said : ` there was a perfect synergy between what she wanted to do and what our researchers are doing so we decided to get involved . ` there is a very strong link between memory and smell which is similar to that between the memories we have from looking at old photos , videos and other things . ` we take the person 's clothing and extract the odour , which represents about a hundred molecules , and we reconstruct it in the form of a perfume in four days . ' she came up with a more permanent way to capture a person 's individual scent in a bid to help others in mourning . file photo . the scientists concluded there is no evidence that potatoes lead to weight gain if they are prepared in a healthy manner . the researchers wanted to understand the role of lowering calories and the glycemic index -lrb- gi -rrb- affected weight loss , when potatoes are included in the diet . the glycemic index is a scale of zero to 100 representing how quickly glucose is released into the bloodstream after eating carbohydrates . eating high gi foods such as white bread and white rice causes a spike in blood sugar levels as glucose is released quickly into the bloodstream , followed by a slump when insulin is released to control it . popular science reports the classic process of perfume distillation is the most likely method , which involves passing steam through an object at high temperatures and capturing the result . and ms apalategui , although first inspired by death , is
 The article discusses how Katia Apalategui, a French insurance saleswoman, came up with an unusual way to cope with grief after her mother's death. She created a perfume that captures the scent of her mother's pillow, which she believes helps her feel closer to her mother. The perfume is made by extracting the smell from the pillow and mixing it with other fragrances. This unique approach has inspired others who are grieving to find creative ways to cope with their loss.