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What are Your Cravings Really Saying About You and Your Health?

D Dennison — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:30:33 +0000

I crave salty snacks more than anything, but sometimes I gotta get my knife and fork into a juicy steak, what does that say about me?

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Colorado Could Implement the Countries Toughest Ban on Trans-Fat in School Lunches

Kevin Mussman — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:21:56 +0000

It's nice to know that Colorado has the nation's lowest obesity rate for adults, but for children in Colorado, the obesity rating is climbing in our colorful state. This has lawmakers considering one of the toughest bans on trans-fat in school food in the United States.

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CDC: Breads Are Major Source of Salt in Americans' Diet

Kevin Mussman — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:03:38 +0000

Easy on the salt, please. Or should I say hold the bread?

I was surprised to learn that a new Centers for Disease Control study found that many of us are getting too much sodium from bread. The research says that it doesn't mean that breads have excess salt, just that many of us tend to eat a lot of bread. Breads and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in an American's diet and those tasty pastries have double the amount of salt compared to the more commonly thought of ''salty snacks' like potato chips and pretzels.

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Dieting Forces the Brain To Eat Itself

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:30:00 +0000

When you’re trying to lose weight by cutting down on your food intake your brain is busy chomping down — on itself.

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Yoplait Pulls Commercial Amidst Eating Disorder Complaints [VIDEO]

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:05:46 +0000

A group that encourages healthy eating is saying “no way” to Yoplait.

The National Eating Disorders Association has applauded the yogurt-maker for its decision to pull one of its commercials, out of claims that it depicts unrealistic images and expectations of being skinny.

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