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Guardian Unlimited
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The government has admitted for the first time that almost half of all children will be dangerously overweight by 2050 if drastic action is not taken to halt the growth in childhood obesity.
Revealing the true scale of the obesity epidemic, Ed Balls, t..
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Alter Net
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Is a staple of heathly diets in America making us sick?
As someone who is conscious of her health, I spent 13 years cultivating a vegetarian diet. I took time to plan and balance meals that included products such as soy milk, soy yogurt, tofu, and Chic..
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ABC News
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Although many Americans can't start their day without a cup of coffee or tea, die-hard fans of diet sodas claim there's no substitute.
Elton John, Victoria Beckham and even former president Bill Clinton admit to being hooked on Diet Coke, and they're n..
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Alter Net
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Citing a debunked study in a right-wing journal, Lou Dobbs' show claimed that leprosy has increased in America as a result of "unscreened illegal immigration primarily from Southeast Asia" -- and he's not backing down.
During a CBS News interview with..
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Alter Net
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An overweight teenager's year abroad is anything but an escape from the diet-obsessed social life she was hoping for.
Note: The following is an outtake scene from author Abby Ellin's debut book, Teenage Waistland: A Former Fat-Camper Weighs in on Livin..
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Alter Net
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Leading Democratic presidential candidates made clear on Saturday that "stay the course" is no longer a viable strategy on the health policy battlefield.
What a difference a year makes. Just 12 short months ago, health care was nowhere on the political..
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ABC News
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For most of us, our connection to an umbilical cord lasts only during our first few seconds of life.
However, for a growing number of people, umbilical cords represent a crucial lifeline even in adulthood.
Take Rhonda Kottke, for instance. On Dec...
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FOX News
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Another nutrition myth went down the drain this week. It seems that antioxidant vitamins don’t quite live up to their hype.
Researchers reviewing 68 studies on the effect of antioxidants on life span reported in the Journal of the American Medical As..
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Ars Technica
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Yesterday, I wrote about research that debunked the notion that garlic supplements could lower LDL cholesterol. Today it's more bad news for the supplement industry with a report of a meta-analysis study that examines the effects of antioxidants on mortal..
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Guardian Unlimited
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In the port city of Yokohama, south of Tokyo, there is a museum devoted entirely to noodle soup. It may be Japan's favourite foodie day out: one and a half million ramen fans visit the museum every year, and even on the wintry morning that I went the queu..
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Times Online
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A generation of children brought up in Britain in the Thirties were regularly warned that if they didn’t go to bed on time, and instead stayed up all hours of the night as they did when on holiday in Italy and France, they would end up stunted. Any hope..
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MSNBC
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For nearly a decade, while serving as an elected official and working as an attorney, Massachusetts state Sen. Bob Antonioni struggled with depression, although he didn't know it. Most days, he attended Senate meetings and appeared on behalf of clients at..
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New York Times
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In his State of the Union address, President Bush proposed tax cuts to make health insurance more affordable for the uninsured. The next day, Stephen Colbert had this to say on his show on Comedy Central: “It’s so simple. Most people who can’t affor..
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BusinessWeek
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The executive director of the World Society for the Protection of Animals on why Americans should say no to food from animal clones Ten years after scientists produced the first clone of a mammal, a sheep named Dolly, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrat..
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MSNBC
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A new study suggests that a federal advisory urging pregnant women to restrict their seafood intake could do more harm than good. But what about the risks of fish-borne mercury? Pregnant women may want to put fish back on their grocery lists. According..
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Alter Net
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And it's not the only body part on the chopping block that is available for the cause of vanity. But is it ethical? The flesh trade isn't as elusive as people might think. Like porn, human body parts are easily available online for the right price. The..
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MSNBC
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Poor Kevin Federline. Nobody wants him. When he tried to be a rapper last fall, only 300 "fans" showed up to his New York concert, and two thirds of them left before the final number. Then wife Britney Spears sent him packing, leaving him with little bu..
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Yahoo News
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What is the secret to getting a solid 7 to 8 hours of sleep? Head for the kitchen and enjoy one or two of these 10 foods. They relax tense muscles, quiet buzzing minds, and/or get calming, sleep-inducing hormones - serotonin and melatonin - flowing. Yawni..
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Telegraph
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Food and lifestyles have changed enormously in 35 years. But, as obesity threatens the nation's health, Judith Woods says we should take a step backwards..
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Yahoo News
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Some people are just cheap. Others are playing the odds, reasoning that paying for doctors and prescription medications on an ad hoc basis will prove cheaper than the $500-plus per month they'd have to shell out for health insurance. But most of America..
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