Word: dieting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sophomore pitcher who saw mostly relief duty last season, said he kept the Judges off balance with a steady diet of fastballs, sliders and an occasional change...
...impact on America's nutrition remains controversial. One of the perennial criticisms of McDonald's is the fat, sugar and salt content of its menu. The Quarter Pounder with Cheese, for example, contains an estimated 1,220 mg of sodium, which for a person on a strict low-salt diet might exceed an entire day's allotment. Yet during the past several years the company has tried to improve its food's nutritional value, in part by reducing the fat and salt content of some items. In a current advertising campaign, McDonald's says it has lowered the sodium level...
While people in high-risk categories--those who smoke or who have elevated blood pressure or high cholesterol level--can add as much as a year to their lives by lowering the cholesterol level in their diets, people in low-risk categories will gain only days or weeks from a diet change, according to the study...
Taylor said that the doctors needed a figurefor the average difference in blood cholesterollevel when a high-risk person goes on acarefully-monitored diet...
...meantime, the uproar over the tax proposal has paralyzed the Diet. Last week, nearly two months behind schedule, the Diet's Budget Committee finally opened debate on the budget for the new fiscal year that begins April 1. But legislators will probably be unable to reach agreement before they recess to campaign in the local elections. Meanwhile, the Diet will be required to pass a provisional budget to pay the government's bills...