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7 Fast Foods to Swap In, Not Out - Okay, if you're trying to lose weight and you're walking into a McDonald's, you're probably not too serious about your diet. But if you're jonesing for grease, what better way than a fast food! Let's call it your "cheat day." So, and without getting too nit-picky, here are seven fast food guilty pleasures you should eat and seven you should...

Wendy's Natural Fries Aren't So Natural - Late last year, Wendy's introduced its new "natural-cut" French fries seasoned with sea salt. "Real fries don't fall far from the potato," says all the advertising. And apparently all the hype worked, because a recent taste test showed that 56% of Americans preferred Wendy's new fries against 39% who preferred McDonald's. The remaining 5% said, "Duh. My brain hurts."...

7 Dinner Foods to Swap In, Not Out - Be it on-the-go or at the table with the family, dinner is an easy time to pig out. After all, all those bowls and casserole dishes aren't going to empty themselves! But as you're lamenting about a hard days work, be careful you don't keep reaching for second, or thirds, or even fourths! Now, whether you eat a little or...

Poll: Are You Struggling to Pay For Food? - Good news! This month global food prices fell for the first time after an 8 month increase. Don't celebrate just yet because food still costs 37% more than it did a year ago. If you're like me, even a small trip to the supermarket comes with a 100 dollar price tag and that's just for the basics....

What's Lurking on Supermarket Meat? - Meats sold in grocery stores in the United States have been found to contain high levels of bacteria resistant to antibiotics, says a new study released last week. Nearly half of the meat and poultry samples collected were contaminated with S. aureus (Staphylococcus aureus); the bacteria that causes staph infections. The scientists say their findings stress the importance of safe...

Applebee's Gets Toddler Drunk! - Hey, I say get them started early! But this is probably a little too early.. Last week, at an Applebee's in Detroit, Michigan, a toddler was accidentally served tequila, instead of apple juice. But nobody noticed the mix-up - most toddlers look like they're drunk anyway - until 15 month year-old Dominic started behaving, well, like a happy drunk. His...

Link Time! Anti-Sugar Websites - Having given up sugar myself except for special occasions, I certainly can attest to the benefits. It seems a growing number of people and health professionals are heading down the no sugar route. Here are just a few new anti-sugar links to check out. Tiffany Wright, Ph.D. has started "The SugarFree Initiative" where she challenges people to give up sugar...

School Bans Packed Lunches and Snacks - School lunch, most of us remember tater tots, chocolate milk, defrosted pizza squares, and soggy green beans. Not exactly fuel for young minds. But in recent years many schools have made strides to improve cafeteria food; even the government has tried to promote better nutrition in schools. The easiest way around nasty school food is to pack your kids a...

7 Lunch Foods to Swap In, Not Out - Whether you're sitting in an office, putting up sheetrock, stocking shelves, seeing patients, whatever - everyone can't wait for their lunch break! Lunch is an important meal. Breakfast gets you started, but then dinner is so far, far way. But you got to be careful, you can't use boredom or a bad day as an excuse to eat badly. Not...

Just Stop Eating So Much! - Just Stop Eating So Much! is a weight loss plan written by former "Fat Funny Kid", Gregg McBride. Gregg created his plan after he successfully lost 275lbs and kept the weight off for 10 years. He tried many "fad" diets, support groups, and expensive weight loss programs, but in the end the only thing that worked for him was learning...

Fat Boys Have Higher Heart Risks Later in Life - Overweight teenage boys may have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease later in life, suggests a new study, even if they lose weight as adults. Men who were obese as teens were seven times more likely to develop heart disease in their mid-30s, compared to men who were thinner as adolescents. Childhood obesity is a growing problem in the United...

Poll: Are Kids Making Parents Fat? - I'm not a parent and it looks like that may be part of the reason I'm in such great shape. Kids often blame their parents for the way they turned out, but according to a new study, it looks like the kids are to blame for their parents' poor diets and lack of exercise....

Eating Meat is Child Abuse says Ad - PETA has caused a stir of sorts with a very blatant billboard advertisement in Merthyr, Wales. The poster - depicting an overweight boy indulging in a burger with the tagline; "Feeding kids meat is child abuse - fight the fat - go veg."...

7 Breakfast Foods to Swap In, Not Out - Is breakfast really the "most important" meal of the day? Maybe, at least that's what they told us in health class. So if breakfast is the first meal of the day and you're trying to lose weight, it's probably a smart idea to make your first meal a good one. And since most dieters judge food by two simple factors:...

Blame Your Mom For Your Caffeine Addiction - Caffeine is the most commonly used psychoactive substance in the world and used by roughly 9 out of 10 adults. If you happen to be one of the many who can't live without a daily dose of caffeine in your diet, then you probably inherited two specific genes from your parents that are now understood to be the reason behind...