They may be called Happy Meals, but many parents aren’t very happy with how they have to battle their children when they see their favorite cartoon character happens to be a toy in the popular fast food kids lunches.
Maybe they are at their wits end, but some parents have decided to [...]
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Unhappy Parents Sue Over McDonald’s Happy Meals
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Lady Gaga Follows Pop Star Diet
Lady Gaga has shed some light on her diet practices in an interview with the Daily Telegraph. None of it has to do with her alleged involvement with the Baby Food Diet:
“I’m on a very strict healthy pop star diet. I don’t eat bread, just vegetables and salad and fish. Eating like [...]
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Heart Attacks Drop in California
A new study has found that heart attacks have dropped by a dramatic 24 percent in a large group of people studied in Northern California. Even more dramatically, there was a 62 percent drop in the most severe type of heart attack, known as an ST-segment elevation heart attack. A coronary [...]
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John Goodman Weight Loss: 100 Pounds in a Few Months?
In some ways, John Goodman is a medical miracle. Making his mark as the portly leading man in the ’90s hit sitcom Roseanne, he has steadily gained weight over the years.
For those of us who have been fans of John Goodman, including his underrated work in film, it’s a wonder that he hasn’t fallen [...]
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Brown Fat May Help You Lose Weight
Just when you thought you’ve heard everything there is to know about fat, there comes what’s referred to as brown fat. But, scientists have known about brown fat for decades, and may actually help you lose weight.
Brown fat helps keep newborns warm, and while it was known to exist in adults, it’s more prevalent in [...]
Just a Little Exercise Fights Diabetes
Diabetes is one of the biggest health risks our growing population is facing. According to the American Diabetes Association, there are 23.6 million people in the United States who have diabetes. Besides your diet, you have to exercise to ensure healthy blood sugar levels. That doesn’t mean you have to be a crazy gym rat, [...]
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Captain Obvious Award #4
Skiers can cut risks by wearing helmets, experts say
Well then, it’s good to know we have experts looking out for us, isn’t it? Obviously, most skiers don’t use helmets, so it’s good as a suggestion. But we don’t need to know why, do we?
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Captain Obvious Award #3
A shocking headline from AFP:
Just Being Overweight Can Shorten Lifespan: Study
(To see what this award is all about, and the other stories that made the grade, click here.)
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Trans Fats: Do You Know What Foods Have Them?
While trans fats have been widely publicized, and most of us know they are bad for us, that doesn’t mean we know where they come from.
The History of Gyms
I’m always one to ask “where did the idea of such and such start?”. The Diet Blog has an interesting little piece exploring the history of the gym. It starts with nude Olympians in ancient Greece and ends with the mirrored narcissistic gathering places we know today.
