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Is It Possible To Walk And Work At The Same Time?
May 7, 2012 Some experts recommend taking 10,000 steps a day for optimal health — a number that can be hard to get to on a busy day. Taking a work meeting to the sidewalk is one way to get more daily exercise. But how much walking do we really need?
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Advice For Diet Soda Lovers: Skip The Chips
April 13, 2012 What diet soda drinkers eat may matter more than what they sip when it comes to long-term health effects, according to new research. This may help explain why some people gain weight when drinking lots of diet soda.
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What's Inside The 26-Ingredient School Lunch Burger?
April 2, 2012 Thiamine mononitrate, disodium inosinate and pyridoxine hydrochloride are just a few of the hard-to-pronounce ingredients in a typical school lunch burger. But some schools are phasing processed food out and are bringing scratch cooking back to their kitchens.
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Does A Chocolate Habit Help Keep You Lean?
March 26, 2012 New research suggests that frequent chocolate consumption may favorably influence metabolism. It adds to the growing evidence that our bodies may not treat all calories the same way.
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Chances Are 'Pink Slime' Is In Grocery Store Beef, Too
March 16, 2012 An estimated 70 percent of the ground beef supply contains these lean bits of meat derived from muscle and connective tissue. The industry calls the trimmings Lean Finely Textured Beef.
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USDA To Give Schools More Ground Beef Choices After Outcry Over 'Pink Slime'
March 15, 2012 The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it believes beef trimmings known officially as "Lean Finely Textured Beef" are safe to eat. Nonetheless, it announced that owing to "customer demand" it will give schools the chance to opt out of it in the next school year.
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Death By Bacon? Study Finds Eating Meat Is Risky
March 12, 2012 People who consumed about one serving of red meat (beef, pork or lamb) per day had a 13 percent increased risk of death, compared with those who were eating very little meat, a study found.
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To Cut The Risk Of A High-Fat Meal, Add Spice
March 12, 2012 Researchers have found that a meal loaded with spices like turmeric and cinnamon helps cut fat levels in the blood — even when the meal is rich in oily sauces and high in fat.
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Inhalable Caffeine Maker Gets Warning Letter From FDA
March 7, 2012 When the inhalable caffeine product, known as AeroShot, hit college campus stores back in January, it caused a buzz, not all of it euphoric. Now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned the company that makes it about the labeling and safety of its product.
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Most Of Us Just Can't Taste The Nuances In High-Priced Wines
March 6, 2012 Do you buy that $100 Malbec, or will the $15 bottle fit the bill just as nicely? New research suggests your biology may help determine whether you can really taste a difference.
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Hey Locavores, Are You Creating Jobs?
February 29, 2012 Obama appointees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture say grants and loans supported by its Know Your Farmer initiative are a win-win that create new jobs and more locally produced food. Critics say the program serves the foodie elite and urban locavores at the expense of conventional farmers in rural America.
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George Washington's Ice Cream Recipe: First, Cut Ice From River
February 20, 2012 George Washington had a powerful yen for coffee, according to records at his Mount Vernon home. A new exhibition reveals just how the Washington family cooked and ate.
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Could Taxes Or Food Stamp Restrictions Tame America's Sweet Tooth?
February 7, 2012 A tax proposal on the table in Massachusetts could discourage sugar consumption a bit by making sugary foods more expensive. But outside Massachusetts, surveys show that a majority of taxpayers oppose the idea of a "sin tax" on soda and candy.
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Billboards Slather On The Guilt With Anti-Cheese Campaign
February 2, 2012 A sensational new billboard in Albany, N.Y., wants to scare people away from cheese. Its creator, a physician turned health activist, says Americans should abandon cheese altogether to prevent obesity.
