Word: fatter
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...there's one conflict of interest that the SEC will never get at: Everybody on Wall Street benefits when the markets go up. Deals get bigger. Commissions get fatter. Decisions get easier - just run with the bulls - and CNBC anchors' smiles get wider, because the more people making money in the market, the more viewers tuning in to hear what the analysts, economists, CEOs and Warren Buffett think is the best place to put your chips...
OBESE KIDS Mothers who worry about their children gaining weight could actually make the problem worse. According to a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the more a mother worries that her child will become obese the fatter a child tends to be. But when a mom allows her child to eat everything on the plate, the child's typical total fat mass is lower. Researchers surmise that controlling feeding strategies interfere with kids' ability to self-regulate their food intake...
...Kakadu Resort complex, set on a 10-hectare bushland site near the South Alligator River, offers air-conditioned motel rooms (doubles cost $70 a night), powered and unpowered van sites, and a camping area ($3.80 per person); call (61-8) 8979-0166 to book. For those with slightly fatter wallets, there's the Gagudju Crocodile Holiday Inn in the town of Jabiru, tel: (61-8) 8979-2800. Architectural whimsy has been given full flight in the design of the hotel, which is shaped like a crocodile. Rest assured, normal facilities, including a central courtyard with shaded swimming pool, an outdoor...
GIRTH OF A NATION Like their plump parents, American children are growing fatter at an alarming rate. According to the latest results of an ongoing study, the problem is particularly acute among black and Hispanic kids. More than 20% of them are overweight today, double the rate of 12 years ago. Among white kids, the rate jumped 50%, from 8% to 12%. The most likely culprits: too many soft drinks, too much fast food, too much time spent sitting in front of televisions and computers and too little exercise...
PLAYING CHICKEN The routine use of antibiotics in livestock may create healthier--even fatter--animals, but it may take its toll on humans. New research shows that the same antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria found in meat and poultry are turning up in our intestines. As a consequence, food-borne illnesses, from eating undercooked meats or drinking water contaminated by animal droppings, may become more difficult to treat...