Calories on Shine

What would you change about the Nutrition Facts Panel?

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Nutrition Facts labels became law in the US some 15 years ago, and the familiar panel we all know and strain our eyes over—the one that provides some key nutrition information, an ingredient list and allergen declarations—continues to evolve.

It's a Party People: Here's what to eat at your holiday bashes

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The trick is choosing the right foods. Use our at-a-glance guide. For dessert, these goodies weigh in at about 300 calories—much better than the average holiday treats. See our tips:

Recipe Roundup: Holiday party treats with superfoods!

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Fact: We eat more during the holidays... 619-calories-per-day more to be exact! Want to eat more and weight less? Then make those calories count, even when you're working the holiday party circuit! Fill up on these superfoods at your next fete to help you drop pounds by revving your calorie burn and curbing cravings. Come 2010, you won't need to add "lose weight" to your list of resolutions...

What women eat when they eat alone

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Ditch the ramen. Don't turn a solitary meal into an unhealthy one.

By Camille Noe Pagán

Table for one? Join the club.

Gone are the days when women would rather skip a meal than sit solo through dinner, especially in public. Instead, hectic workdays, hard-to-coordinate family schedules, myriad convenience foods and a restaurant culture that now courts single diners have made eating alone not just acceptable, but commonplace.

According to the 2006 American Time Use Survey,

10 Ways to Survive the Season of Eating—and Avoid Holiday Weight Gain

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Cut calories at all those holiday soirees with these simple, expert-endorsed tips.

Wear a cocktail ring.

You know big baubles can up the chicness factor of an outfit, but can they really help you cut calories? They sure can, says Wendy Bazilian, DrPH, R.D., author of The SuperfoodsRx Diet. She recommends wearing a bit of bling on the hand you eat with to serve as a visual reminder. That sparkly ring or bracelet will grab your attention every time you pop another crab puff, helping you cut down on mindless snacking.

The 7 Biggest Diet Myths

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The truth about some very misleading “facts”

- Jackie Newgent, BettyConfidential.com

Thanks to the Internet, there’s a ton of nutrition information…

Silly science, silly inventions and other 2009 follies

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Who says science can’t serve up some holiday cheer? As 2009 draws to a close, I’d like to share some of the studies I failed to mention during this passing year, and pay tribute to some outstandingly ridiculous achievements in food, health and safety. The food and health related Ig…

Our health report card for 2009: Are we making progress?

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The late Ted Kennedy said this in 1994 about health-care reform: "What we have in the United States is not so much a health-care system as a disease-care system." Not much has changed in the past 15 years. Although disease treatment has progressively improved, preventable illnesses prevalence is still rising, causing a lot of suffering and impairing the quality of life for many.

How Not to Gain Weight This Thanksgiving

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Want to save 900 calories? Try our easy alternatives to keep the pounds off

- Jane Farrell, BettyConfidential.com

Of all…

Movie popcorn and soda -- like 3 Quarter Pounders and 12 pats of butter

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You probably know the popcorn at the movie theaters is far from healthy, but did you know having a medium popcorn and soda from a major national chain is like eating three McDonald’s Quarter Pounders with 12 pats of butter? That’s according to a new report from the