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...Groton, Conn., to see how new weight-loss drugs are researched and developed. Sora Song pored over dozens of competing diet books, while business writer Daniel Kadlec sampled the fare at Ruby Tuesday, the first restaurant chain to voluntarily list its dishes' calorie, carb, fat and fiber content right on the menu...
...quickly distracted by a local female attorney with long delectable legs and by the "jaunty bosom" of the hostess at the village bistro. Soon he's thinking to try his hand at making decent wine, or at least something better than the vile purple fluid his uncle was content to produce. But then a cute young American shows up who has her own plausible claim to the property. And wait, what's going on with Roussel, the local who tends Max's vineyards and seems to be doing some mysterious viticulture of his own on the side...
...whatever you please, but every food has a point value based on its fiber, fat and calorie content, and your daily intake has to stay below your allotted maximum...
What is Arias' secret? She didn't undergo gastric-bypass surgery. She didn't do Atkins, South Beach or any other diet plan. What she did was buy a couple of books that listed the nutritional value and calorie content of the foods she ate, including prepared items. Then she gave up fried foods and alcohol, began preparing her own meals and loaded up on fruits and vegetables. Finally, she started moving--first by joining a swimming pool, then walking, hiking, biking, even surfing for a while. To this day, she limits what she eats, exercises at least an hour...
...amount of fat in their diet. (It will be interesting to see if this observation continues to hold as high-protein diets become more popular.) That doesn't mean that they necessarily count each calorie or weigh every portion, but they often started by looking up the calorie content of their favorite foods. "I was surprised at how calories can sneak up on you," says Gregg Fields, 44, a college professor in Delray Beach, Fla., who lost 35 lbs. and has kept them off for eight years. Fields quickly determined he needed to get rid of what he calls junk...