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Healthy Fats Make You Smarter

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Did you know your brain is about 60% fat? That your hormones are made from fat? 60% of your heart’s energy comes from burning fats. Your lungs need fat to work and keep them from collapsing. Fats help you absorb certain nutrients,…

More bad news about bad fats: It can lead to overeating!

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If you're reading this, you probably already know that saturated fat is bad for you. It clogs your arteries which causes high cholesterol which is linked to heart disease, hence the nickname "bad fat."

Some British baby foods are as bad as a Quarter Pounder

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A report out of London yesterday showed that some British baby foods have as much sugar and saturated fat as junk food. The Children's Food Campaign conducted a nutritional survey of 107 baby and toddler foods carried in UK grocery stores, finding that half the products assessed are marketed as healthy despite their content.

Are all fats bad for you?

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When it comes to heart health, unsaturated fats, such as those in oils, salmon, nuts and avocados, are better choices than the saturated fats in fatty meats, cheese and butter. Get more good fat and cut back on saturated fat with these 3 easy switches...

Top ten worst foods of 2009

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From an astonishing amount of calories to several days' worth of fat in one meal to over the top levels of sodium, this is one place you don’t want to see any of your favorite foods. Every year, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) comes up with its list of the Top Ten Worst Foods and I always look forward to it. Once in awhile I find out I’ve enjoyed one of the “worsts” (and stop immediately!). But this year, I’m happy to report I have not indulged in anything on CSPI’s list for 2009.

Why Do Kids Need Braces? Will They Need Crutches Too?

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The cost of my oldest daughter's braces was about $3,000.00 eight years ago. The cost of my second oldest daughter's braces is going to be about $5,000.00. If all our kids needed leg braces, people would be grief stricken. But since the disease of underdevloped facial bones is a looks...

Reality Check: Goods Fats are STILL FAT

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The other day, a group of friends and I were chowing down at our favorite Mexican restaurant, Ole in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They make Guacamole - to die for - fresh at your table. One of my friends who felt she porked out on too much of it claimed, "Well, at least it...

Special K isn't So Special

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If you watch TV at all, you've probably seen the commercials for Kellogg's special attempt at a special diet with their famed Special K products. Basically, they claim if you eat two 1 cup bowls of their cereal a day, you will lose six pounds in two weeks.* In short, the program instructs...