Word: diets
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...role insulin plays in aging in mice is not yet known, but when mice are placed on a restricted diet, which lowers their insulin levels, they live longer...
...during her research that milk causes heart disease and-get this-obesity. Obesity? Just because she got fat on milk doesn't mean that the drink should be banned. Let's see if Alicia, affectionately named Butt-Girl by the tabloids, can shed the pounds on her new vegan diet. Oh and while we're on the subject of unintelligent vegetarians, Christie Brinkley said last week, "I used to live in Mexico and go out into the jungle and shoot coconuts out of the trees. I could shoot a coconut down in one or two shots...
...Whoppers and McNuggets? Especially for teens, say parents, vegetarianism can be a step toward establishing independence. It's also cool. A recent study by Teenage Research Unlimited found that 25% of teens say being a vegetarian is In. For girls--who constitute the vast majority of vegetarian kids--the diet can also appeal to concerns about weight...
...tricky and sometimes encourages junk-food consumption or even abstaining from eating. Jeff Siegfried, a 13-year-old vegetarian from Bellingham, Wash., says his school-cafeteria offerings are so "pathetic," he often skips lunch. For kids of ranchers, such as Carina Fisher, 17, of Bakersville, Calif., the diet can be alienating. No longer a vegetarian, Fisher recalls unwittingly insulting family friends by attending barbecues and brandings with egg sandwiches in hand...
Indeed, carnivorous parents sometimes resist the diet, often for practical reasons. Making separate meals at dinner can be chaotic. And they worry about their kids' getting proper nutrition. "But kids--who don't tend to be great nutritionists--need to watch what they're eating regardless," says Bier. "And, keep in mind, most Americans need to be eating more fruits and vegetables anyway. It's good stuff...