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...farmer parents needed cheap help. People ate what they grew because it was there. Most labor was manual then, and most nutrients were natural. Preserved food was what Aunt Maud sealed in a jar. Tobacco and alcohol were available, but most of today's centenarians didn't indulge to excess...
Doctors have long suspected that excess fat around the belly?as opposed to the thighs or hips?increases the chances of developing heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. Apparently, abdominal fat doesn't just lie there and jiggle. It actively promotes ill health by, among other things, pumping out inflammatory proteins and interfering with the body's ability to use insulin...
...charges a commission on each winning bet; the more you bet, the lower the commission. When the site was launched in 2000, with $1.8 million raised from Black's and Wray's network of contacts, it was taking less than $90,000 in weekly bets. Now it has in excess of $90 million a week in matched bets, about 13% of the estimated annual $35 billion global online sports-betting industry. From April 2002 to April 2003, Betfair's pretax profits rose from $1.9 million to $15.5 million. The site has registered users in 85 countries, with...
...hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Doctors have long suspected that excess fat around the belly - as opposed to the thighs or hips - increases the chances of developing heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes. Apparently, abdominal fat doesn't just lie there and jiggle. It actively promotes ill health by, among other things, pumping out inflammatory proteins and interfering with...
There is speculation, which WADA won't deny, that the organization will pull the same trick in Athens with a test for synthetic human growth hormone (HGH), which stimulates muscle and bone growth. It's popular among competitors because unlike easily detected steroids, excess HGH levels are difficult to distinguish from normally circulating levels. And WADA is also reserving the right to nab dopers after the fact--the I.O.C. will keep the samples from Athens and subject them to detection methods WADA may deploy over the next few months...