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...looks fairly traditional on the outside, but it will be dramatically different on the inside. The twin-engine, twin-aisle plane will be the first commercial aircraft with large sections such as the fuselage made of composite materials like plastic and fiber glass, not aluminum. Composites, which are widely used in military planes, are lighter (a vital consideration in any commercial plane) and not vulnerable to dangerous corrosion or cracking. Boeing claims the plane will be 20% more fuel efficient than comparable current models like the Airbus 330-200 or Boeing's 20-year-old 767--a bottom-line factor...
...diabetes can be tied to unhealthy eating and lifestyle habits. Doctors have proved that a diet emphasizing fruits and vegetables as well as small amounts of nuts and dairy products can lower blood pressure and "bad" cholesterol as effectively as many medications. And evidence is growing that adding fiber to your diet and avoiding highly refined foods can help prevent or delay the onset of Type 2 diabetes...
...amount of food you eat, use smaller plates to keep your meals from looking skimpy. Begin a couple of meals each week with an apple or a cup of soup. Either will help curb your appetite. The apple, besides being nutritious and only 80 calories, is full of soluble fiber, which keeps the stomach from emptying too quickly. And there is something about the texture and consistency of soup (broth-, not cream-based, low in sodium and not more than 150 calories) that is particularly satisfying to the stomach. Several intriguing studies have found that other liquids, like fruit juices...
...vegetables. (In their natural form, they are not highly refined.) Just make sure that they are as colorful as possible--in order to get a wide variety of nutrients and those ever important antioxidants. Using spinach instead of iceberg lettuce in a salad, for example, will double the dietary fiber consumed, more than quadruple the calcium and potassium, more than triple the folate and provide seven times as much vitamin C. If you don't like spinach, try a more nutritious lettuce like romaine or Boston...
...fight off the ravages of chronic disease. A large group of compounds called phytochemicals (see below), found in plants ranging from garlic to cabbage to tea leaves, have been shown to help fight disease by preventing the cellular damage caused by chemicals called free radicals. A diet rich in fiber also has been shown to help reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes and cancer. Fiber and phytochemicals are a one-two punch that should be reason enough to eat your peas and broccoli...