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...lunch, have tuna or lean meats like chicken and turkey. If you peel off the skin or fried coatings, these alternatives are low in fat. Best of all, make them into a salad with vegetables and a light vinegar and lemon juice dressing, which will enhance the taste better than mayonnaise or ketchup...
Rhein, a triplet, attributed his comedic talent to his childhood. "When you're with two brothers your own age, you make fun of them, they make fun of you. You really have to try hard to be funny," he said...
Similarly, the report says, there is no convincing evidence that calcium supplements help prevent osteoporosis, a crippling bone disease prevalent in older women. The calcium RDA is 800 mg; women now consume about three-quarters of that amount. They could make up the shortfall by drinking a 5-oz. glass of low-fat milk each...
...success rate had dropped from 25% to 5% or that the clinic's new embryologist had never helped produce a birth. Says the woman: "I put trust in people, and that doesn't work. I have this desire so bad for a baby, I would do anything to make it work, and I find out I've been ripped off the whole time...
Some more duplicitous seasoned travelers order a special meal when they make their reservation, then, if they like the look of the regular meal once on board, deny that the special order is for them. Likewise, there are the "double dippers," who savor the vegetarian entrees but lament the tiny portions. They are known to make two reservations for special meals and then ask the flight attendant if by any chance an extra veggie entree has gone unclaimed. Since special orders are so frequently fouled up anyway, either tactic is likely to beat the system. But even if passengers...