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• The Fats: Why There Are No Fat People At Wesleyan

  Published: July 26, 2007, 6:25 pm

  Tags: Did You Do It Before You Read About It, Fat People, Liberal Arts Colleges, Sociology, The Fats, Wesleyan

  A few weeks ago, we would've titled this post "Why There Are No Fat People At Oberlin," but a new day has dawned. Anyway! A study came out the other day about fat kids, and guess what? They're less...

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• Partly Cooked

  Published: August 3, 2007, 9:47 am

  Tags: The Morning Line, 9 11, Brooklyn Bridge, City Council, Crime, Food, George Steinbrenner, Health, Mike Bloomberg, Trans Fats, Yankees

  than a month after the trans-fats ban kicked into effect, Burger King and Wendy's still peddle the stuff. Technically, they can, because their fries "arrive at the restaurants partly cooked." Mmm. [NYT]

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• Your diet and skin cancer

  Published: August 7, 2007, 3:22 pm

  Tags: Alcohol, Antioxidants, Polyunsaturated Fats, Polyunsaturatedfats, Prevention, Skin Cancer, Skincancer

  cancer Polyunsaturated fats are considered a good fat, but they can also weaken your immune system so don't assume you can go crazy on the vegetable oil Antioxidants are consistently linked to a decreased chance of cancer. To up your antioxidant intake, try to eat lots of the following: berries, oranges, spinach, grapes, kale, broccoli,

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• Fish Oil Yuck!

  Published: August 11, 2007, 4:28 am

  Tags: Health, Docosahexaenoic Acid, Eicosapentaenoic Acid, Essential Fatty Acids, Fatty Acids Epa, Fatty Fish, Fish Oils, Good Fats, Greenland Eskimos, Heart Disease, Kinds Of Cancer, Marine Plankton, Oils Fats, Omega 3, Omega 6

  When the words oils and fats are mentioned, health-conscious individuals tend to run for cover. What they fail to realize is that there are good fats and bad fats. Complete avoidance of intake of oils and fats would actually be detrimental rather than beneficial to their health. The Truth about Fish Oil Essential fatty acids must

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• Teaching little kids good eating habits really does pay off

  Published: August 16, 2007, 8:02 am

  Tags: Animal Fat, Animalfat, Bad Fat, Badfat, Brain Development, Braindevelopment, Children, Cholesterol, Diet, Eating, Families, Fats, Finland, Fish, Good Fat, Goodfat, Health, Healthy Fats, Healthyfats, Heart, Height, Kids, Nuts, Saturated Fat, Saturatedfat, Seeds, Unsaturated Fat, Uns

  from animal-based saturated fats to the more healthy unsaturated fats. The other half of the group got no specific diet advice.In the end, those who were taught to eat the healthy fats had lower cholesterol levels compared to those who ate the unrestricted diet.To those who worry that a low intake of unsaturated fats will have a negative

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• What We Need More Of Is Science: Why You're So Fat

  Published: August 21, 2007, 12:45 pm

  Tags: Obesity, The Fats, What We Need More Of Science

  Hey, tubby, put down that donut for a sec, we've got some good news! You know why you're overweight? It's not because of your appalling fondness for Doritos dipped in Crisco and your shockingly...

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• Benefits of Cardio Interval Training

  Published: September 4, 2007, 5:28 pm

  Tags: Health, Blood Fats, Cardio Interval Training, Cigarette Smoking, Epidemiological Research, Exercise, Heart Disease, Heart Muscles, High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol Levels, Limb Muscles, Public Health, Quitting Cigarettes, Risk Factors

  high levels of certain blood fats, and a family history of cardiovascular disorders. (more…) copyright @2007 Bu.bulicio.us blood fats, cardio interval training, cigarette smoking, epidemiological research, exercise, heart disease, heart muscles, high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, limb muscles, public health, quitting

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• Good vs. bad fats - how to tell them apart

  Published: September 11, 2007, 1:10 pm

  Tags: Health, Weight Loss, Health Warnings, Eating Well, Trans Fats, Cholesterol

  eat cholesterol and the bad fats raise your cholesterol). Trans fats also lower good cholesterol. Good fats (mono and poly-unsaturated) don't raise bad cholesterol and, when eaten in moderation, actually are beneficial. What foods contain the bad saturated and trans fats? Saturated fats most often come from animal sources: meat and dairy

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• Eating a low-fat diet

  Published: September 13, 2007, 10:00 am

  Tags: Healthcare, Health, Weight Loss, Health Risks, Eating Well, Trans Fats, Cholesterol, Diet Excercise, Diet Exercise

  the differences between good fats and bad fats, where they come from and how to tell them apart. Today I'll talk about fat in the diet, what to eat, how much is ok and how to make positive changes regarding the food you eat. According to the USDA Dietary Guidelines, the recommended total fat intake for adults is between 20 and 35 percent of

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• No more trans fats in Nassau

  Published: September 19, 2007, 9:33 am

  Tags: Nassau, Food, Health, Trans Fats

  to ban the use of trans fats from county restaurants. Trans fats, or hydrogenated oils, are a particularly unhealthy fat that not only raises the body’s level of bad cholesterol, but lowers the level of good cholesterol in the body at the same time. But even though trans fats are unhealthy, how do you feel about government telling you

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• Healthy restaurants help make us fat

  Published: October 8, 2007, 3:09 pm

  Tags: Health, Fast Food Restaurants, Fats, Restaurants

  The "health halos" of healthy restaurants often prompt consumers to treat themselves to higher-calorie side dishes, drinks or desserts than when they eat at fast-food restaurants that make no health claims, according to a series of new Cornell studies.

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• With Grace Period Over, Compliance Is Seen With Trans Fat Ban

  Published: October 11, 2007, 2:18 pm

  Tags: Housing Economy, Health Hospitals, Food, Restaurants, Trans Fats

  The early returns on New York City's trans fat ban are in, and it seems that most restaurants are finding healthier substitutes to use as spreads or fry oils. (The ban's grace period ended Oct. 1.)

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• The 88 most unhealthy fast food items

  Published: November 7, 2007, 9:02 am

  Tags: Arby S, Burger King, Cheeseburgers, Dairy Queen, French Fries, Hardee S, Jack In The Box, Kfc, Mcdonald S, Onion Rings, Pizza Hut, Sonic, Subway, Taco Bell, Trans Fats

  terms of the amount of trans fats. After the jump, the 10 worst. The link above gives you the whole list. Continue reading The 88 most unhealthy fast food itemsPermalink   Email this   Comments

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• How to Weigh in With Lower Fat

  Published: November 21, 2007, 2:51 pm

  Tags: Herbal Remedy, Nutrition, Weight Loss, Diet Formula, Diet Pills, Excess Fats, Food Control, Herbal Medication, Herbal Medicines, Herbalife, Herbalife Formula 1, Herbalife Weight Loss, Lose Weight, Losing Weight, This Means That, Weight Loss Product

  Genetics does play a role in obesity, of course, but not as big a role as you do. Most health experts say that the concept of genes compelling you to be heavy is a myth. For the vast majority of us, genes may set the lower limits of our weight, but we set the upper limits [...]

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• In Fair Calorie Counts, Who Screams for Ice Cream?

  Published: November 27, 2007, 2:55 pm

  Tags: Featured Box, Top Story, Government Politics, Health And Hospitals, Food, Obesity, Restaurants, Trans Fats

  The food industry and nutrition advocates have differing opinions on a new version of a rule that would require chain restaurants to display the number of calories next to each item on their menus.

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