What’s In a Name: High Fructose Corn Syrup or Corn Sugar?

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“Stay away from high fructose corn syrup.” It’s likely you’ve heard that before. And big companies are listening- high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is disappearing from products everywhere. Now the Corn Refiners Association is vying for a name change: they want to call HFCS “corn sugar”, likely to make the sinister ingredient sound more appealing. [...]

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Fast Food Quiz: Answers Unveiled

Stop. Take the quiz here first. 1. Which of the following breakfast items at Denny’s do you think has the fewest calories? a. Ham and cheddar omelet (595) b. Country fried steak & eggs (464) c. Three slices of French toast with syrup & margarine (1000) d. Three pancakes with syrup & margarine (650) 2. [...]

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How Much Do You Know About Fast Food? A Quiz to Get You Thinking

You may think you’re making the best choices when dining out, but how much do you really know? Take this short quiz to test your fast food knowledge: 1. Which of the following breakfast items at Denny’s do you think has the fewest calories? a. Ham and cheddar omelet b. Country fried steak & eggs [...]

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Why Diets Aren’t the Answer for Overweight Kids

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Did you know that kids who are moderately overweight shouldn’t be put on a diet? In our obesity-centric world it’s easy to think that anybody who’s overweight should be on a diet, but kids are a different story. Kids aren’t mini-adults: they’re children that are growing to become adults, and that growth is what makes [...]

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Exercise Doesn’t Equal Weight Loss

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I was absolutely aghast when I saw this issue of Time magazine hit the newsstands last summer saying that exercise didn’t equal weight loss. But maybe that horrible Time magazine article had it right. Like many others, I was outraged when the cover of Time said exercise didn’t play a role in weight loss. Suddenly [...]

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