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Chinese people are getting fatter

Health & Fitness – What once used to be known as a relatively lean population is now becoming obese at an alarming rate. Not surprisingly, the CHinese have fallen victim to changes to traditional diet, reduced levels of physical activity, and a more sedentary lifestyle.

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Submitted and Voted for on August 20, 2006 02:20pm

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Hungry Girl's guide to Gardenburgers

Travel – Not just any old veggie burger, but the Gardenburger brand. Hungry Girl tastes every single one that they offer and chooses Black Bean Chipotle as her favorite.

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Submitted and Voted for on August 20, 2006 02:17pm

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Viruses will be used as a food additive

Travel – FDA has just approved the use of a mix of bacteria-killing viruses as a food additive to kill bacteria. The viruses, called bacteriopahges, may be sprayed on cold cuts, wieners and sausages to combat common microbes that kill hundreds of people a year.

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Submitted and Voted for on August 20, 2006 02:15pm

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Dressed up scales make weighing yourself easier

Health & Fitness – It ain't easy stepping on a scale these days. But with these (expensive at $115) scales from Art de Toilette, at leaast you can laugh.

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Submitted and Voted for on August 20, 2006 02:12pm

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People are eating out more than at home

Travel – The Brits are spending £2 billion more on restaurant food than on cooking food at home. Spending on food and drink has more than doubled, which indicates that people are eating more food, more often, too. Obesity, what?

View Story Discuss (1) (today.reuters.co.uk) 686 days ago by sarah

Submitted and Voted for on August 20, 2006 02:11pm

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Best rap video-ad for Smirnoff ever

Travel – Prep-Unit raps "Tea Par-tay."

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Submitted and Voted for on August 17, 2006 05:57pm

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Wines to drink with your takeout

Travel – Take out dinners are often Chinese, Thai, pizza, even sushi, but it's been hard to match a good wine with such highly seasoned, spicy foods. Here are ten bottles, from Chardonnay to Riesling, that work with that Kung Pao Chicken.

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Submitted and Voted for on August 17, 2006 05:53pm

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NY Shake Shack fails health inspection

Travel – A score of 140, with 15 violations enumerated, "putting it in the company of many of the uncleanest venues in town."

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Submitted and Voted for on August 17, 2006 05:50pm

Look out for the NY Times restaurant critic
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Look out for the NY Times restaurant critic

Travel – If you're a restaurateur in New York, you may wanna be on the lookout for Frank Bruni, the NY Times critic. "He looks very young. His guests are often female. He has two stars tattooed on his left forearm."

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Submitted and Voted for on August 17, 2006 12:08pm

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Salt in surprising places

Travel – We have a connection to salt, but these days, it seems we are overdoing it with NaCl. In fact, we're so addicted wwe dont' even realize that there is salt in the strangest places - Starbuck White Chocolate Frappuccino? 540 mg. Everything bagel? 760 mg. The Chicago Tribune gives tips on how to cut back. A little, so you don't shock your system.

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Submitted and Voted for on August 17, 2006 12:17am

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It's not just carrots that will help your vision

Travel – Researchers at U of Wisconsin studied the diets of 1,700 American women aged 50-79, and found that women under 75 were less likely to develop age related macular degeneration (AMD) if they consistently ate lots of vegetables such as leafy green vegetables, sweet corn, squash, broccoli and peas.

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Submitted and Voted for on August 16, 2006 11:23pm

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Charter school addresses childhood obesity

Travel – At the Namaste school, training in health and nutrition and regular physical activity are integral components of the academic curriculum, just when most schools have dropped PE class and have been criticized for food served in the cafeteria

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Submitted and Voted for on August 16, 2006 09:18pm

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Chocolate industry will suffer if cacao diease spreads

Travel – Despite huge potential losses to chocolate makers, only Mars is directly involved in the work to combat the diseases, financially supporting the USDA in its sustainable cacao projects for five years, which focus on breeding disease-resistant cacao.

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Submitted and Voted for on August 16, 2006 09:10pm

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Maple syrup crash diet is sweeping Britain

Travel – After Beyonce said that she lost weight after trying the maple syrup diet, Madal Bal Natural Tree Syrup is flying off the shelves for what was invented in 1985 but only came to Britain five years ago. Some call is the Maple Syrup Diet, others the "Detox Diet." *eh* I call it desperate.

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Submitted and Voted for on August 16, 2006 09:00pm

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How to handle an entire guest list full of special diets

Travel – With everything from personal choices like veganism to health requirements like nut, shellfish, and wheat allergies, throwing a dinner party can be tricky. Here's how to handle the situation, whether you're the host, or the guest.

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Submitted and Voted for on August 16, 2006 06:33pm

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