McDonald's Didn't Make Them Fat!

A lawsuit against McDonald's that was dropped a while back has been given the go ahead in a strange turn of events-- and with that -- it has once again created a barrage of editorial musings . The short and long...

Today in history - Oct. 5

"Today is Thursday, Oct. 5, the 278th day of 2006. There are 87 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 5, 1947, President Truman delivered the first televised White House address. (Speaking about the world food crisis, Truman called on Americans to...

Who Pays for Special Ed

"Parents want the best for their disabled kids. Public schools say they can't handle the cost. Luke Perkins has been living "two disparate lives," court documents say: one at school in Berthoud, Colo., where the autistic boy was making some progress, and the other outside...

Hungry? 10 Jobs That Let You Sample Food

"Most of us sample plenty of food during our work weeks -- leftover pasta from working lunches, mousse cakes from baby showers, and fistfuls of miniature candy bars from a co-worker's candy jar. While some of us are content with eating bags and bags of chips, these 10 jobs...

At last, the research that says eat what you want to get slim

"The most effective way of losing weight is not to try, researchers have found."

Even one high-fat meal can damage health

"Eating just one meal high in saturated fat — in this case, carrot cake and a milkshake — can quickly prevent "good" cholesterol from protecting the body against clogged arteries, a small study shows.The...

Eating processed meats raises stomach cancer risk

" Eating more processed meats such as bacon, sausage and smoked ham increases the risk of stomach cancer, Swedish scientists said on Wednesday. A review of 15 studies showed the risk of developing stomach cancer...

Comparing Competitive Eating Records

"Comparing Apples and Oranges. Which can you eat faster, onions or cheesecake? ROIs from (some) IFOCE records plotted together. The beginning of Sabermetrics for competitive eating? Of course, we can't ignore the Takeru Kobayashi effect. (See also earlier MeFi on...

Fat man walking

410-pound man walking across America.

Recipe for Disaster

No other single food contributes more calories to the teenage diet than sodas.

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