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  • September 2008

    • Busy Brain May Mean Big Belly

      LiveScience  |  Sep 5, 08 12:50 PM CDT

      Busy Brain May Mean Big Belly

      (Newser) - Does thinking make us fat? Researchers say that intellectual activity just might cause us to pig out, LiveScience reports. Volunteers who performed a series of problem-solving tasks in a study consumed almost 30% more calories afterward than those who just sat around and took it easy. One theory: The body demands food to restore glucose depleted by the stress of thinking. More »

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      health  • science  • brain  • hunger  • health research  • medical studies  • calories

  • August 2008

    • Gold-Mining Phelps Eats 12K Calories a Day

      New York Post  |  Aug 13, 08 1:48 PM CDT

      Gold-Mining Phelps Eats 12K Calories a Day

      (Newser) - Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps gorges on 12,000 calories a day—pounds of pasta, trios of fried-egg sandwiches, and an entire pizza—to keep his body fueled for his gold medal performances, reports the New York Post . "Eat, sleep, and swim. That's all I can do," said Phelps, who has racked up five gold medals so far in Beijing. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • food  • diet  • Michael Phelps  • calories

  • July 2008

    • NYC Not Eating Up Calorie-Count Law

      MSNBC  |  Jul 17, 08 6:28 PM CDT

      NYC Not Eating Up Calorie-Count Law

      (Newser) - As chain restaurants waddle their way toward compliance with a New York City law that requires them to post the calorie counts of food, the numbers behind the items have diners grappling with some unappetizing knowledge, MSNBC reports. The restaurant skinny is turning out to be anything but, from 630-calorie Dunkin' Donuts muffins to a pecan-crusted chicken salad at TGI Friday's, whose 1,360 calories trumped a burger and fries on the same menu. More »

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      health  • New York City  • food  • Starbucks  • Dunkin' Donuts  • calories  • calorie-posting law

    • To Cheat Death, Eat Less

      LiveScience  |  Jul 9, 08 6:26 PM CDT

      To Cheat Death, Eat Less

      (Newser) - Call it the Refrigerator of Youth: Eating less could add nearly 5 years to your lifespan, LiveScience reports. Even scholars dismissive of anti-aging hype concede that a more moderate eating approach could bear fruit. "There is plenty of evidence that calorie restriction can reduce your risks for many common diseases including cancer, diabetes and heart disease," one researcher says. More »

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      health  • food  • science  • elderly  • aging  • youth  • calories  • lifespan  • calorie restriction

  • April 2008

    • NY Stays Calorie-Count Law

      Village Voice  |  Apr 21, 08 5:53 PM CDT

      NY Stays Calorie-Count Law

      (Newser) - Today a New York judge delayed a law requiring Big Apple eateries to list calorie content on menus. Set to kick in today, the law is now slated to take effect Friday—which gives the city time to sort out a suit by New York restaurants, which are seeking yet another stay. Meanwhile, the Village Voice visits a few restaurants to chat up servers and reconsider TGI Friday's' 2,000-calorie ribs. More »

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      New York  • public health  • restaurant  • nutrition  • calories  • appellate court  • calorie-posting law

  • January 2008

    • Lift Weights, Reap Hefty Benefits

      Boston Globe  |  Jan 21, 08 7:45 PM CST

      Lift Weights, Reap Hefty Benefits

      (Newser) - Pumping iron has long been known to improve strength and prevent injury, but evidence increasingly points to a wide range of other benefits, writes Judy Foreman in the Boston Globe . The findings—decreased heart disease and neck pain, improved metabolism and balance—are driving groups such as the American Heart Association to bump weight training to the forefront. More »

    • 9 Not-So-Good 'Good' Foods

      Men's Health  |  Jan 3, 08 2:23 PM CST

      9 Not-So-Good 'Good' Foods

      (Newser) - The authors of Eat This, Not That! provided Men's Health with 9 foods that aren't as healthy as they claim. Replace your: Bran muffin (420 calories, 20g fat) with ham, egg, and cheese on an English muffin (300 calories, 12g fat) Chicken Caesar salad (900 calories, 60g fat) with grilled chicken on mixed greens (400 calories, 20g fat) Tuna melt (900 calories, 50g fat) with a roast beef or ham sandwich (500 calories, 15g fat) Chicken wrap (700 calories, 35g fat) with a grilled chicken sandwich (375 calories, 15g fat) Turkey burger (850 calories, 50g fat) with a 7 oz. sirloin steak (350 calories, 20g fat) More »

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      list  • health  • food  • weight loss  • fat  • healthy eating  • calories  • sugar  • carbs

  • October 2007

    • NYC Pushes Calorie Count Plan

      Associated Press  |  Oct 25, 07 7:24 PM CDT

      NYC Pushes Calorie Count Plan

      (Newser) - That burger might be darned tasty, but New York City health officials are reviving their crusade to give you an accompanying calorie count on menus—this time not just for fast-food joints, but restaurants with 15 or more locations. Chains aren't too keen on the plan, and a state restaurant association is set to sue a second time, the AP reports. More »

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      New York City  • fast food  • calories

  • September 2007

    • Bigger Portions Weigh Down Healthy Choices

      Reuters  |  Sep 16, 07 10:49 AM CDT

      Bigger Portions Weigh Down Healthy Choices

      (Newser) - Choosing Subway over McDonalds doesn't help if you eat more when you're there. A new study shows that people underestimate calories when eating relatively healthier food, leading them to eat more and get just as fat. "We have to move away from thinking of food in 'good food/bad food' (terms) and think also about 'how much food," says a researcher. More »

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      health  • obesity  • McDonald's  • fast food  • nutrition  • calories  • Subway  • portions

  • August 2007

    • Diet Foods May Help Make Kids Fat

      BBC  |  Aug 8, 07 2:30 PM CDT

      Diet Foods May Help Make Kids Fat

      (Newser) - Feeding children diet food may actually help make them fat, the BBC reports. Young rats who had been given low-calorie versions of ordinarily high-calorie food begin to gain weight when they were switched to regular fare, a new study found. Rather than stop eating when they reached a certain calorie level, they continued to consume at the same level they had on the low-cal version. More »

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      children  • food  • obesity  • diet  • childhood obesity  • calories

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