Word: diets
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...should Dartboard’s “relationship” with that golden, ambrosia-like elixir of caffeine, taurine, guarana and vitamin B (see—it’s good for you) come under so much scrutiny? Have eight servings of Diet Coke a day or spend half of your income on Starbucks—if you did, you certainly wouldn’t be the only one here—and no one blinks an eye. But should you choose to get half that number of hits a day from a sleek blue and silver can, prepare...
...young, healthy and irrationally confident enough to abuse our bodies for the few years we have here. We’re immortal as long as old age is beyond the horizon of our future, and we know it. That’s why we drink, we smoke, we over-diet, we burn the candle at both ends, and we casually walk in front of moving vehicles. It’s a phase...
...This guy's supposed to be the greatest warrior of all time; I had to get my [butt] in shape." BRAD PITT, American actor, explaining why he quit smoking, went on a diet and worked out intensively to prepare for his role as Achilles in the movie Troy
...your cholesterol levels keep going up no matter what you eat, don't get discouraged--it could be the season, not your diet, that's at fault. A new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that cholesterol levels naturally fluctuate throughout the year. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester tracked 517 healthy people for a year and found that their cholesterol levels tended to rise in the winter and fall in the summer. The biggest changes occurred in those with elevated cholesterol and in women. Their levels fluctuated by as much...
...interests in other activities and pursuits. Consequently, I spent the last three and a half years sacrificing sleep and socializing to turn problem sets and response papers into check-plusses rather than checks. I have pulled countless all-nighters, pumping myself full of caffeine (mostly in the form of Diet Coke) to finish papers by their deadlines when I could have easily taken a third of a grade penalty to get a good night’s sleep. I spent weekend nights at my desk that I should have spent at bars or parties, relaxing and having fun. And after...