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It's time fruit juice loses its wholesome image, some experts say
To many people, it's a health food. To others, it's simply soda in disguise.
That virtuous glass of juice is feeling the squeeze as doctors, scientists and public health authorities step up their efforts to reduce the nation's girth.
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Skin-Friendly Beauty Foods
McClatchy Tribune NewspapersThe best way to look healthy and attractive may not be inside a $100 jar of cream or under a surgeon's knife. Rather, what you put on your plate may be just as important as what you put on your skin. An increasing number of studies and clinical trials...Tags: Alcoholic Beverages, Dental Health, Education, University of Miami, Colleges and Universities
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'The pill': 50 years after
It was supposed to make every child a wanted child, give women control over their bodies and grant couples worry-free sex.
Such were the aspirations of health professionals worldwide when the medication now known simply as "the pill" arrived on the...Tags: Education, World War II (1939-1945), Colleges and Universities, Menstruation, Family
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The questionable claims about resistant starch
Keep an eye out for claims that carbs are making a comeback.
A new diet book slated to hit stores this summer, "The Carb Lovers Diet," promises that eating carbohydrates is the key to weight loss and long-term health. The so-called secret: Eat not just...Tags: White Bread, Colorado, Education, Colleges and Universities, Weight Loss
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Hit with decision overload
Starbucks offers consumers up to 87,000 drink combinations. Comcast, the nation's largest cable provider, offers up to 1,000 channels. Sirius offers 140 different satellite radio stations for your listening pleasure.
Americans have come to expect a...Tags: Marketing, Starbucks Corp., California, Science and Technology, Education
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Sex Addiction Divides Experts
Los Angeles TimesTiger Woods, who recently admitted to multiple extramarital affairs, said he is receiving treatment. David Duchovny, who plays a sex-obsessed professor on the TV show "Californication," underwent rehab in 2008. Dr. Drew Pinsky has launched a reality...Tags: Science and Technology, Education, Northwestern University, Colleges and Universities, Casino and Gambling
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Parenting experts weigh in on 'Tiger Mother'
In "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" (Penguin Press, 2011), Yale Law School Professor Amy Chua describes child-rearing techniques that, as she puts it, "would seem unimaginable — even legally actionable — to Westerners."
Reacting to a...Tags: Education, New York University, Psychology, Colleges and Universities, Amy Chua
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Sweet stuffed
America's sweet tooth is growing. Like many other mammals, we are hooked on sugar because it is packed with energy and our bodies have evolved ways of encouraging us to consume more of it.
The trouble is, foods and beverages with added sugars are...Tags: Science and Technology, Duke University, Education, Colleges and Universities, Hawaii
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Cleaning up your carb act: Where to begin
Most Americans eat between 250 and 300 grams of carbohydrates a day, the equivalent of 1,000 to 1,200 calories. The Institute of Medicine, which sets dietary nutrient requirements, recommends 130 grams a day. Some, such as Dr. Frank Hu, professor of...Tags: White Bread, Science and Technology, Duke University, Event Planning, Education
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More Zzzs equal A's
Special to the Los Angeles TimesAs summer winds down, another new school year brings fresh notebooks, sharp pencils and — for many kids — a new cycle of sleep deprivation. With classes that start as early as 7 a.m. and buses that pull up long before sunrise, some 80% of...Tags: Vehicles, Transportation Accidents, Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, College of the Holy Cross
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Judge orders mediation in SweeTango apple lawsuit
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A judge ordered the University of Minnesota and apple growers fighting for the right to grow a new apple developed at the university into mediation on Friday. The university developed the SweeTango as the successor to its hugely...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities, Trials, Justice System, Politics
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Food finesse
The way you prepare your food can be just as important as what food you eat. Is there any point in eating broccoli, for example, if you cook the life out of its natural carcinogen killers? On the other hand, some foods, such as tomatoes, may offer more...Tags: Science and Technology, Education, Potassium (dietary supplement), Genes and Chromosomes, Colleges and Universities
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