Word: nutrasweet
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...weeks ago, a U.S. Department of Agriculture researcher presented a fat substitute made from the hulls of oats, corn and soybeans. If it is remotely palatable, it is sure to sell. History suggests, however, that it won't make much difference. Despite the arrival of Olestra last winter, despite NutraSweet and 1% milk, despite an estimated $33 billion spent every year on diet books, over-the-counter medications, health-club memberships and low-calorie foods, the flab still remains, entrenched solidly on waists, hips and thighs. News of a truly effective weight-loss drug will have people beating down doctors...
...ONLY MARIAH CAREY'S MUSIC HAD the drama of her life. Her songs are often sugary and artificial--Nutrasweet soul. But her life has passion and conflict. Carey's mother is white, her father is black, and she is constantly prodded by skin-color busybodies to define her racial identity. Raised on Long Island, Carey grew up so financially strapped that she and her divorced mother sometimes had to move in with friends. Last year, in a revelation pursued aggressively by the tabloids, it came out that Carey's sister is HIV-positive and, according to some reports, that Carey...
...gold dry-cleaning press pads made by a Chicago firm. Columbia University Law School professor Jane Ginsburg told TIME Daily that lower courts have upheld many trademarks on colored products and packaging, including Owen Corning's pink insulation. But she said some other such trademarks, including one for blue Nutrasweet artificial sweetener packages, have been shot down...
...most seductive thing about prohibition is that it keeps us from having to confront all the other little addictions that get us through the day. It's the NutraSweet in the coffee we use to wash down the chocolate mousse; a dad's "Just say no" commandments borne on martini-scented breath. "Don't do drugs," a Members Only ad advises. "Do clothes." Well, why "do" anything? Why not live more lightly, without compulsions of any kind? Then there's TV, the addiction whose name we can hardly speak -- the poor man's virtual reality, the substance-free citizen...
...skater who turns professional - an evaporating distinction now - there are ice shows too. For every top performer, endorsements can pay for all the years of sacrifice. An enduring favorite like Hamill still has plenty of corporate friends, among them, NutraSweet, Kitchenaid and Miracle...