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Milk, cheese and other dairy products are terrific sources of protein and calcium--the latter a crucial building block of bones and teeth. That's why kids especially but adults too, should eat plenty. Yet dairy foods are also full of saturated fat, which are bad for your heart. Here's how to resolve the conflict...
...nightly bowl of Haagen-Dazs may help smooth out the day's frustrations, but it also gives you 12 grams of saturated fat, 330 calories and 85 mg of cholesterol in a 4 oz. serving. You can satisfy your craving almost as well with low-fat frozen yogurt. The dairy case is also packed with low-and nonfat milk, yogurt and cheeses. Aim for two to three servings a day, says the USDA, and remember that serving sizes may be a lot smaller than you think...
...many of us pig out between meals, you would think snacks were a vital food group that included such high-calorie staples as potato chips, cheese curls, buttered popcorn, cookies and soda. No wonder we're obese. But between-meal cravings can be tamed without loading up on the fat and processed sugar that most of these foods contain. Fruits and vegetables are far less fattening, and as a bonus they are actually good for you. Even nuts are fine in moderate portions...
...derided sport and made it a world-wide sensation. And he extolled its pleasures and reveled in its vanity. He said he used to compare a good workout in the gym with an orgasm--and on Oprah! You can see frames of him smoking what looks like a big fat joint after a contest win. You can view Mapplethorpe-like photographs of him in the nude. You can see his complete ease in the bohemian subculture of Muscle Beach...
...while I was wearing some piece of their apparel. And every time I wear some piece of apparel, my team suffers a crushing loss. When my soccer team, Arsenal, lost in the last minute of extra time in the European Cup Winners’ Cup final in 1995, my fat, salty tears fell on my red team shirt. When the Jets lost to Denver in the 1999 AFC Championship, I furiously tore off my itchy, ill-fitting Curtis Martin jersey. When those same damn Yankees beat the Mets, a team my family has followed since they were founded...