Word: excessive
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...because it's harder for them to obtain alcohol. But as psychologist Stanton Peele writes in his 2007 book Addiction-Proof Your Child (one of his 10 books on addiction), "When alcohol is presented as impossibly dangerous, it becomes alluring as a 'forbidden fruit' ... The choice between abstinence and excess is not a good one to force on children...
...hedge-fund manager previously best known for winning $659,730 at the 2006 World Series of Poker--had briefly made himself the most important crusader for financial morality on Wall Street. Which may say less about him than about our society's general inability to do anything about financial excess before it's too late...
...their lives, then reported back to Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition at New York University and author of What to Eat, for her opinion. There are worrisome signs in what we saw, but hopeful ones too. Teens, clearly, are aware of the epidemic of inactivity and excess calories threatening their generation and--now and then, at least--are trying to fight back...
Mashed Potatoes 194 calories 40 mg of sodium 4 g of fat FACT: Bag the butter. Without that excess, this is a starchy dish that is fat-free...
...Journal of Medicine, went further, comparing the medical records of 276,835 Danish citizens born between 1930 and 1976. In that data, scientists found a direct and linear correlation between a higher childhood weight and a greater chance of future heart disease. "Our study shows that even a few excess pounds can damage future health," says co-author Dr. Jennifer Baker of the Center for Health and Society at the Institute of Preventive Medicine in Copenhagen...