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Friday, October 16th, 2009

Five whole years ago, a study was published on American eating habits by USC-Berkeley Professor Gladys Block. She found that sweets, sodas and alcohol make up nearly 25% of the calorie intake of the average American. She also found that we’re only eating half as many vegetables as what is recommended — and half of that […]

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≡ Why Are We So Fat?

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Two-thirds of all Americans are fat.
I didn’t make that up. That’s what “F as in Fat 2009” - a report just published today - tells us.
And by “fat” they don’t mean an extra few pounds. They mean overweight. And obese. And it’s everyone. Men. Women. Children. And it’s not just here or there. It’s everywhere.
Okay so maybe […]

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