Word: diets
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...minimum being 36. As we trolled toward Sheer Rock Island, we saw that in addition to the flock of white and gray gulls that always congregate on the archipelago of rocks dribbling out from the point, there now stood four blackish, scrawny cormorants - freshwater coyotes much given to a diet of sport fish. Win some (tiger muskies), lose some (via cormorants...
...Consider diabetes. In recent years the U.S. has seen an alarming upswing in the incidence of Type 2 (or adult-onset) diabetes. But now it turns out that those prone to this life-endangering disease can cut their risk by more than half if they make modest changes in diet and exercise, according to a study released last week by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Indeed, the research showed that lifestyle changes are much more effective in preventing the condition than treatment with an antidiabetes drug called metformin...
...average of 15 lbs. Most chose walking as their preferred form of exercise. They also cut back on their total caloric intake and the amount of fat they ate. The goal was to consume 25% of calories from fat (compared with 30% to 35% in the average American's diet). For someone who eats 1,500 calories a day, that translates to 42 grams of fat. (Chomp down on a Big Mac and medium fries and you're already 14 grams over the limit...
...backpackers particularly keen on local cuisines or cultures. Caf?s specializing in the quasivegetarian backpacker diet of banana pancakes, muesli, fruit shakes and vegetable noodles have sprung up from Lombok to Laos. And flying in a DJ from London is all it takes to import wholesale the exploding club culture from back home. Entire Thai islands have become virtual colonies, offering pints of ale at the Bird in the Hand, ecstasy and colonic irrigation. On the island of Koh Phi Phi, a formerly idyllic haven now crammed with dive shops, restaurants and travel agents offering cut-rate tours to see where...
...loyal Reaganites, of course, a $1.3 trillion government diet pill was a soft sell. The tax cut was the surplus, and Washington was well rid of all that tempting extra cash. But to keep doomsaying Democrats from overrunning the place in 2002, Bush needs to prove to moderate skeptics that a Republican could cut taxes, build missile defense, boost education and balance a budget that began the year in a $125 billion surplus. But that money has quickly vanished. The tax cut took $78 billion in tax receipts and the idling economy another $40 billion, and Bush and the Democrats...