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Nutrition Professor Goes on Junk Food Diet

...and he's losing weight

(Newser) - A college nutrition professor is using his own diet and body to upend notions of what is healthy. This month, he's eating almost only high-calorie junk food—Twinkies, powdered donuts, sticky buns—and still shedding pounds. "Is it truly weight we should be concerned with or should it be... More »

At One School, Better Food = Better Behavior

Finding bolsters argument for healthier food choices in schools

(Newser) - Providing healthier food in schools is already becoming a trend —but educators might soon find a reason other than obesity to get rid of those vending machines. A school district in Wisconsin started replacing soda with water and junk food with fruits and vegetables 13 years ago, and something... More »

Swine Flu Vaccine Starts for Kids

But expect long waits around the country amid high demand

(Newser) - Children around the country began receiving the first doses of swine flu vaccine, a day after hospitals and health care facilities began immunizing their workers. But medical facilities in only 14 states have so far received the vaccine—so far all as a nasal spray—and high demand means it... More »

Autopsy: Jackson Was Healthy

King of Pop had track marks, surgery scars, but organs were fine

(AP) - Michael Jackson's arms were covered with punctures, his face and neck were scarred, and he had tattooed eyebrows and lips, but he wasn't the sickly skeleton of a man portrayed by tabloids, according to his autopsy report. In fact, the Los Angeles County coroner's report shows Jackson was a fairly... More »

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