Word: ated
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...nutritionists have long singled out the high-fructose corn syrup used to sweeten soft drinks as one of the reasons so many U.S. kids are overweight. It certainly doesn't help mice stay trim. In an experiment at the University of Cincinnati, mice that drank fructose-laced water ate less food, gained more weight and put on 90% more body fat than mice that drank only water. Scientists say fructose may affect metabolism in a way that favors fat storage, but that's sure to be disputed too. --By David Bjerklie
...when I was not stiffly greeting relatives at one of the many wedding-related functions, I made all efforts to acclimate myself to the culture. I ate nothing but chocolate brioche oozing with Nutella and/or brie (after all, I rationalized, French women don’t get fat). I appreciated the finery of local products (read: purchased super-cute bikini with matching necklace), devoured novels by the author Colette, and refined my once fluently-spoken French. My securely-fastened bikini top notwithstanding, I felt at home in Juan-les-Pins...
...chickens running around the yard. She taught me from scratch. I have to say, it was very enjoyable. We had this lovely day, and we baked all of this bread. We made four loaves. But what really hit me was that then we sat down for tea, and we ate one of the loaves between us. It dawned on me-you make it, and then it?s gone. And then you have to make it again! For the author?s website, go to readsophiekinsella.com
...really hard to let that bounce off and not be defensive." LaMere, 32, says she used to gossip about who was taking an extra-long lunch break. "We were all watching each other," she says. "You don't want to be seen eating in the cafeteria." LaMere always ate at her desk...
...stories including a novella featuring an eccentric grandfather who is being driven slowly insane by the 2000 election results, has met with critical praise. Said Publishers Weekly, "This original collection heralds the arrival of the next generation." Said Kirkus Reviews, "Newcomer King is a talent to watch." Galley Girl ate Chinese food with Owen, who is decidedly his own man, writing with a distinctive voice and wry sense of humor...