Word: dieting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Recently, The Crimson ran an article on the hazards of excess caffeine, pointing out that Harvard's two staples, coffee and Diet Coke, can cause headaches, digestive problems, blindness, death, pestilence and war, but this was like labeling cigarettes with, "The Surgeon General warns that inhaling obviously poisonous smoke is a bad idea." We already Know that. What we need to know is some way to get out of our addiction--painlessly, of course, because the fact of our addiction indicates that we have no will power...
...habit is extremely difficult. Some people try, for a variety of reasons ranging from ulcers to existential angst to common sense ("I just know this is going to kill me someday..."), but few succeed. Every time I swear that I will go for a whole day without a Diet Coke or a delicious cafe mocha from Au Bon Pain, I end up convincing myself that, well, one or two cups couldn't hurt, and then it's only a matter of degree to three or four...
Decaf coffee is also largely unavailable in the dining halls, being about as popular as caffeine-free Diet Coke is in campus soda machines. If nothing else, this is a victory for taste, demonstrating that it is caffeine, not coffee per se, that is an acquired taste...
...costing the industry about $2 billion. But, it will be worth the trouble, says HHS Secretary Dr. Louis Sullivan, "The Tower of Babel in food labels has come down, and American consumers are the winners." Still, the new labeling system won't tell shoppers how to create a healthy diet. That's one thing they will have to figure out for themselves...
...potatoes at 7 rubles per lb.; 90 eggs costing about 38 rubles for 10; and 3 lbs. of butter totaling 300 rubles. Sugar costs 40 rubles per lb. and requires a ration card allowing the purchase of 4 lbs. a month. The seasonal fruits and vegetables that supplement this diet come from the Vaktins' own country garden. Some cash is usually put aside for a few bottles of vodka...