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...great mysteries of nutrition: how the French manage to consume liters of fine wine and beaucoup de bonbons and still stay slim. Author Guiliano, now a dual citizen, claims to have decoded the secret in her surprise best seller, French Women Don't Get Fat(Knopf). Even the current U.S. antagonism toward all things Gallic has not dampened the book's reception. It has gone through six printings and shot to No. 2 on Amazon.com...
...Department of Agriculture began issuing dietary guidelines to keep us healthy and fit, nearly two-thirds of Americans have become overweight or obese. So in the 2005 edition of the guidelines--on which school lunch menus are based--the HHS Secretary toughened the message, providing specific limits on fat and salt and urging us to eat our vegetables and exercise regularly...
...FATS Limit your total fat to 35% or less of daily calories, and keep consumption of trans fats (found in processed foods) to a minimum...
SUGAR It's everywhere, but it's most appealing in sweet sodas. In another first, the guidelines suggest switching to low-fat milk, water or any other beverage that is low in sugar...
Scientists have long debated whether exercise can counteract the effects of excess weight, which would make physical activity a more important risk inhibitor than body-mass index. Proponents of the “fat but fit” hypothesis say that body-mass index is too crude a measure because it ignores body composition and levels of fitness...