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...self-deprivation. I drink gimlets, eat cookies and wolf down the occasional late night snack. And while regular exercise has made me fitter, it hasn't made me thinner. Like many people past their 20s, I'm about 15 lbs. heavier than I was as a teenager. I'm not fat (my body mass index is normal), but I'd still like to drop a few pounds. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to look like Posh Spice - who is rumored to nibble on frozen grapes as a treat - but I don't want to look like...
...rice at a destroyed guerrilla camp, another scolds him: "The men have been living here on rice and beans, sleeping out here in the cold on these rags. These are some f___ing hard men. You ladies bitch if you get an MRE [Meal Ready to Eat] without a f___ing Pop-Tart...
This correction process--in which both homeowners and lenders eat losses on their investments--can't be stopped entirely. It shouldn't be stopped, and going forward, a major priority for regulators will be averting such lending binges--as new, tougher mortgage rules from the Federal Reserve aim to do. But at the same time, many on Wall Street and in Washington fear that the correction could careen into an economic cataclysm. That's why the Fed has intervened at the top of the financial food chain by cutting interest rates and bankrolling a shotgun takeover of the investment bank...
...prevention programs involving diet and exercise to address obesity and surging cholesterol levels. Most pediatricians are wary of moving too quickly to medicate children, especially when the potential side effects are unknown. But it's certainly easier to scribble a prescription than it is to get young patients to eat better and exercise more. And then there's the possible cascade effect. "We can add statins to help overweight children," says Ludwig of Children's Hospital Boston. "But what about the next problem that comes up - insulin resistance and fatty liver. Are we going to keep adding drug after drug...
...While I am sometimes thankful for all the conveniences of home whenever I want to eat quickly, part of me feels guilty for failing to take full advantage of my trip to China—even if my version of China is dominated by futuristic Pudong—when my own inertia overcomes the thrill of living and working in a country hurtling towards the future and trying to preserve its traditions. As eating chickenfish and visiting rural China taught me, uncomfortable encounters in a foreign culture, even if sometimes incredibly awkward, push you to question what motivates people...