Word: diets
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...things that could one day kill you, a diet soda should not be high on the list. Twenty years ago, however, diet soda seemed like lethal stuff--or at least the saccharin it contained did. According to studies at the time, saccharin was a direct cause of bladder cancer. Of course, in order for the sweetener to do you harm, it had to make up at least 3% of the gross weight of food you ate every day--no easy task for a substance consumed by the quarter-teaspoonful. Oh, and it also helped if you were a laboratory...
...benefits of the plan are clear: Fitness: The military will rejuvenate the middle-aged boomers, functioning as an incomparable diet-and-exercise program. Slim down, shape up. Sexual behavior: If all the service people - women as well as men - are in their 50s, the incidence of sexual harassment will decline almost to zero. So will the incidence of pregnancies. Let older, more mature hormones exert their civilizing influence. (The commanding officer may want to have a word with Private Clinton on this matter). Boomer psyche: An all-middle-aged army would repair at last the moral split in the generation...
...nation continues to chalk up victories over the same ailments. Close to half of the nation's poor blacks and Hispanics have untreated tooth decay, compared with 27 percent of poor whites. Researchers are blaming the disparity on a combination of economic and social factors, including poor diet, lack of affordable dental care and the prevalence of tobacco use and alcohol consumption...
...press its case, the herbal industry turned to Bush allies. Metabolife International--which makes Metabolife 356, the best-selling herbal diet product in America--hired a San Antonio law firm headed by some of Bush's closest political associates, including Jeff Wentworth, a powerful state senator. (In Texas it is legal for a sitting state senator to represent clients before a state agency.) Wentworth arranged a July 2, 1998, meeting between Metabolife president Michael Ellis and Archer. Ellis says he called for a "dialogue" with his industry in place of the tough regulatory stand--a position being quietly urged...
...another advantage: cholesterol dropped an average of 7%.) Best foods are those high in soluble fiber, such as papaya, oranges, zucchini and whole grains like oatmeal. Insulin and some pills have a more powerful effect on glucose levels than a change in eating habits, but a fiber-filled diet may allow patients to reduce their drug intake--or stay off medication entirely...