Surprise: Lean times may actually make you fat

Tough times inspire belt-tightening, or so the popular notion goes, but scientists who study public health say they’re worried that a slumping economy will make American waistlines wider than ever. Rising unemployment, higher food prices and dwindling savings may exacerbate the nation’s obesity problem, sending already high rates ballooning as consumers turn to cheaper, less healthful choices ranging from boxed mac ‘n’ cheese to fast-food dollar menus.

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Cooking vegetables and fruit on your grill is a good way to cook great tasting food. It's easy to prepare and yummy!

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"A peach is like your mother: It's always there for you. A nectarine is like your girlfriend: It's something really dear and special. A plum is like the harlot down the street: It'll screw you every time." To this, I like to add my own silent postscript.

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A nine-square-mile area of Long Beach is under a plant-and-fruit quarantine following the discovery of insects capable of ruining local trees and fruit crops, according to state officials.

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Good News Today, for sure!! Something amazing to celebrate!

I never thought I would be writing this just now but, without too much boasting, I think I have discovered the reason why I have been debilitated by my diabetes and have had such terrible problems in the past three years and, believe it or not, it has been unwittingly self-inflic …

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Earth's Pharmacy

This is very interesting - makes you think. It's been said that God first separated the salt water from the fresh, made dry land,planted a garden, made animals and fish... All before making a human. He made and provided what we'd need before we were born.

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America....And All Her Glory

There are many, many conveniences that the people of America have learned to take for granted. Some are considered necessities, and some are classified as luxuries, but they are all no small expense to mankind.

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Feeling sluggish just as you're trying to slim down for spring? Here are a few suggestions from Hungry Girl on what to eat for a diet-friendly energy boost...          Low Glycemic Index Foods   Foods with a high glycemic index (refined pasta, soda, candy, etc.) giv …

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These six food groups hold the "power" to help you lose weight and turn back the clock. Don't miss our easy seven-day meal plan and delicious anti-aging snacks! See more irresistible headlines

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The author laments the decline of diversity in our food chain as a result of industrializing its growth and manufacture.

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The risk of stroke risk declined in a linear fashion people who adopt four of these healthy behaviors: -Not smoking -Moderate Alcohol -Regular physical activity -Eating at least five or more servings of fruits and vegetables

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Easy way to recognize genetically modified foods.

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Beyond Peer Pressure--Parents have a significant impact on their teens' eating habits according to new research findings. For example: - Teens whose parents drink soda every day are nearly 40 percent more likely to drink soda every day.

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Here's another reason to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables--it helps protect your bones. How? They neutralize the acid that gets produced when the body metabolizing the protein and cereal grains--according to the findings of a new study.

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Excerpt: A study at the University of Ulster in Ireland reveals that the more fruit a teenage girl eats, the stronger her bones become.

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Gardening season starts when you open your first seed catalog in the dead of winter -- aka, right now -- and it doesn't end until you've dug your last carrot or plucked your final Brussels sprout.

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Excerpt: The smoothie chain Jamba Juice plans to add oatmeal to the menu at its Chicago locations Thursday, the latest sign of how restaurants are trying to give the old-fashioned breakfast food an upscale makeover.

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All legitimate roads to a healthy diet have one central crossing point: People are at their healthiest when they eat lots of fruits and vegetables as the majority of their daily food.

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Excerpt: (NaturalNews) The current mainstream model of human health tells us that we are predestined to encounter certain illnesses, and that our weight is largely down to genes.

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Having trouble keeping a diet of raw fruits and vegetables? Here are some of the challenges and pitfalls that one may encounter while new to the diet, as well as some tips for the well experienced.

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"Misshapen fruit and vegetables won a reprieve Wednesday from the European Union as it scrapped rules banning overly curved, extra knobbly or oddly shaped produce from supermarket shelves."

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"This is a happy day indeed for the curvy cucumber and the knobbly carrot, and other amusingly shaped fruits and vegetables," said European Commission spokesman Michael Mann.

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James Brett is an Englishman who, in 1999 while on a business trip to Peshawar in the north west province of Pakistan, had his first glass of pomegranate juice, and fell in love with it. He founded the first pomegranate juice drink in the UK, Pomegreat.

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PARIS (AFP) -- Luxury resorts from Thailand to Germany to California are offering a range of detox fasting programmes aimed at weight loss and well-being, but the "health" factor remains open to question.

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Table grapes lowered blood pressure and signs of heart muscle damage while improving heart function in lab rats, U.S. researchers have learned.

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It is not easy to lose weight for a short term let alone have long term weight loss. It is also not easy to break some of those bad habits that have gotten so well established.

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