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Do you live in a party town? I live in Seattle, and it's certainly not Margaritaville here. But maybe where you live? Check out this new list of the top boozy cities in America ...

Here's a little trivia for you, courtesy of a new report from Men's Health magazine, which compiled the lists below based the number of DUI arrests, number of DUI related fatal crashes, frequency of binge drinking, deaths related to alcohol liver disease, and the severity of drunk driving laws.

The "most drunk" cities in America:

1. Fresno, CA
2. Reno, NV
3. Billings, MT
4. Riverside, CA
5. Austin, TX
6. St. Louis, MO
7. San Antonio, TX
8. Lubbock, TX
9. Tucson, AZ
10. Bakersfield, CA

Related: 50 Little Health Tips Every Woman Should Know!

And the "least drunk" cities:

1. Boston, MA
2. Yonkers, N.Y.
3. Rochester, N.Y.
4. Salt Lake City, UT

There you have it! To see how your city scored, click here.

Where do you live?

I will admit, in my years of reporting about health, I have never come across the term "sexual anorexia"--until last week, when I was doing some research for a story about sex addiction (which has been in the news a lot lately--hello Tiger!). The details on this surprising and often misunderstood condition ...

Related: 5 shocking things many women don't know about sex ...

According to the experts at SexHelp.com, the official site of psychologist and sexual health expert Patrick J. Carnes, sexual anorexia is "an obsessive state in which the physical, mental, and emotional task of avoiding sex dominates one's life. Like self-starvation with food or compulsive dieting or hoarding with money, deprivation with sex can make one feel powerful and defended against all hurts."

Like any other addiction, Carnes writes, in sexual anorexia the "preoccupation with the avoidance of sex can seem to obliterate one's life problems. The obsession can then become a way to cope with all stress and

Do you wash your bagged lettuce and spinach before tossing up your favorite salad? I know, I know, the bag does say "triple washed," but here's a compelling reason to wash your greens a FOURTH time at home ...

A recent Consumer Reports study found that nearly 40 percent of pre-washed salads (bagged or in clamshells) may be "contaminated with bacteria that could be harmful to your health."

Related: Beware of these 6 calorie bomb salads!

"They did a small study, just over 200 samples, and they found that 39 percent of those samples contained a family of bacteria known as coliform, which is a general indicator for contamination," said "The Early Show" medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton. "Twenty-three percent of them contained a bacteria known as enterococcus, which is usually associated with fecal contamination. Not what you want to hear in your produce."

The worst offender among greens, according to the research? Spinach.

Keep eating your greens, of course, but

I've told you guys about my new commitment to running--just got back from a jog today, in fact!--and it's funny, I've had so many unusual realizations about running this month--things I never knew or thought of ...

1. People seem to run faster, longer when they run in groups or with a friend. I've been watching people run while I'm out huffing and puffing on my three-times-per-week jogs, and I've noticed something (unscientific) about runners: They run faster when running together. Weird, right? But, without fail, the groups of runners who run together--or just in a pair--pass me far more often than solo joggers, who seem to take a more leisurely pace.

2. Dogs aren't always a runner's best friend. I love my pooch, but she's constantly stopping to sniff things, having to do her business, and frequently wants to sit down and take a rest. While I love giving her lots of exercise, I've realized that she's not the best idea for my exercise.

Related: Swimming Is So Healthy, But

If you love to swim--or just enjoy an occasional splash in the summer--researchers have some interesting, if not a tad disturbing, news for you. We've talked about the germ-factor of public pools and hot tubs in the past, but the research on the subject isn't making us any more confident about it.

According to a large new study from Australian researchers, a dip in the public pool or local lake could increase your odds of catching the stomach flu.

The scientists found that more than 2,800 adults and children they followed for 15 months, participants were somewhat more likely to develop gastroenteritis (aka, a stomach bug) in the week or two following a public swim.

The study seems to show a correlation between swimming and a bunch of nasty bugs--including viral, bacterial or parasitic infections, all leading to stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea and fever.

Yeah, a little gross. Still, I'm not convinced that swimming is the evil one--yet. Just practice good hygiene, of

Of course, any form of exercise is healthy and great, but lately I've noticed a trend: fitness experts encouraging people to do their calorie-burning outside. Here are the top reasons why they may be right ...

A trainer I know begs her clients to take their fitness outside as much as possible--and she's not alone. Detox and natural health guru Natalia Rose is a big fan of outdoor exercise (in fact, she's said before that she only works out outdoors!). So what's the big deal? I think it boils down to these three factors:

1. Fresh air is so good for us. You've heard the news about the quality of indoor air, right? In short, the air in our homes is a lot dirtier than we think. So if you can't get outside for a fresh-air workout, at least open a window while you're on the treadmill.

2. Some sunlight gives us a dose of Vitamin D. And you know how good vitamin D is for you, right? It's credited with a long list of

Newly slimmed-down Kelly Rowland is dishing on her simple weight loss plan that involved ditching just one thing ...

When Kelly Rowland arrived at the party for celebrity makeup artist Scott Barnes's new book, About Face this week, she looked svelte in her black sequined Herve Leger gown.

Her healthy 10-pound weight loss, she says, was due to one thing: cutting added sugar out of her diet.

"I'm telling you, I'm not eating sugar," she said. "I didn't even try to lose weight," Rowland said at the party. "I read this book, called You Are What You Eat. [The author, Gillian McKeith,] is talking about sugar, she's talking about meat, she's talking about cheese. I did some of those things for a month, but for the most part, it is just sugar that is gone from my diet."

We've talked about the benefits of reducing sugar in our diets before here on Vitamin G, and I think it's an interesting reminder that whether it's sugar or anything else, sometimes a small change can make a big

Health watchdogs have long worried about the chemical BPA (which is basically EVERYWHERE, gals) and how it could impact our health in negative ways. But now, after a long silence on the matter, the FDA has gotten on board, warning that BPA may actually be a health threat after all. So, what's a health-conscious gal to do? Here's my interpretation of this concerning news ...

I've written about BPA here in the past (Bisphenol A, commonly known as BPA)--first about water bottles, then about canned foods. Truth is, I've been suspicious of this chemical for a long time. So it's not exactly surprising to hear, via a CBS News report, that the FDA is now acknowledging that BPA could be bad for us--most notably bad for pregnant women, babies and kids.

Related: BPA and water bottles: What you need to know.

According to the report: "The FDA announced, on the basis of new studies that can test for 'subtle effects' that, while BPA is still considered safe, it now has 'some concern' about