Word: diets
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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HOUSE SPEAKER NEWT GINGRICH (Republican, Georgia) Hamburgers or hot dogs? "Neither. They're not on his diet." Mustard or catsup? "They aren't on his diet either. We're not going to discuss the specifics of his diet until he meets his goals...
...very simple holiday, really. With fireworks, picnics and big bands, it's cheaper than Christmas, better for your diet than Thanksgiving, and it's easier on your lazy summer schedule than Easter because there's no sense in having a sunrise fireworks service. I suppose the Fourth of July's nearest relative is New Year's Eve, but they're distant cousins: the latter doesn't have the same roots in community and country that the former does. Even though it's the most--the only--political major holiday, it is unique as one of the most widely celebrated...
BRAIN FOOD A low-fat diet may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease. A study of North America and Europe finds that Sweden--where fish is favored and fat is not--has the lowest incidence of Alzheimer...
...distinctive black-and-white sweater-striped pill was supposed to make millions of Americans thin--and its manufacturer rich. But a year after the drug called Redux was approved by the Food and Drug Administration for sale in the U.S., the hot new diet pill has fallen short on both counts. At $200 million a year, sales are flat and lagging far behind the initial $1 billion-a-year expectations. Some who have taken Redux have discovered that it is not the magic melting potion they hoped it would be; others who were thinking of taking it have been frightened...
...secrets. In April the Associated Press reported that a 38-year-old, 120-lb. woman had died after taking Redux for just a few days. It turned out that she weighed 220 lbs. and was in fact murdered--a turn of events that can hardly be blamed on the diet pill. The AP issued a correction, but the damage to the drug's image had been done...