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There is something undeniably alluring about being able to prevent cancer with a vitamin. More than half of American adults take vitamin supplements, not only to make up for deficiencies in their diet, but also in the hope of staving off diseases like cancer and heart disease. Though these recent trials - including two big studies in November that showed no benefit of vitamins E and C for heart disease, or vitamin D and calcium against invasive breast cancer - don't support that idea, they don't rule out the possibility that getting vitamins from dietary sources rather than supplements could...
Volpp and Lowenstein designed a program in which a group of volunteers enrolled in a 16-week diet program with monthly weigh-ins and an overall goal of shedding 16 lb. The volunteers were then divided into three groups. The first group participated in a lottery program in which those who came closest to or exceeded the weight-loss goal received a variable cash prize determined by how many pounds they shed. The second group agreed to a deposit contract in which they anted up some of their own money as part of a pool. Those who lost the most...
...studies or have an enlightened insurer or employer? Not a concern. Spouses, parents and friends can set up lotteries or deposit contracts for one another too. Or you can make it even simpler: give a trusted person $100 or so, with instructions that if you cheat on your diet or no-smoking pledge, the money be donated - in your name - to a political candidate or group you find objectionable (Greenpeace if you work for an oil company, for example, or an SUV club if you work for Greenpeace). Whatever the strategy, the person holding the cash has to adhere...
...making process, then this discovery may just seal the deal. Dietary preferences are given less attention the Web site of Andrea Flores ’10 and Kia McLeod ’10, www.studentstogether.com—but it does note that Flores enjoys a “steady diet of love.” On a more serious note, the Web sites both discuss financial concerns that will be facing the UC in the coming year. Schwarts and Biggers speak soberly of the impact of the economic crisis on campus life: “It will...
What's the best part of being a fighter? "When you're in that ring, you can float," De La Hoya says. "You can move around on your toes and feel invincible." Worst part? "The diet," says the welterweight (147 lb. max) who follows a strict organic regimen. "It's horrible...