Word: papaya
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...fiber a day--equivalent to seven or eight portions of fruits and veggies--had lower and more stable glucose levels than those who barely touched the stuff. (There was another advantage: cholesterol dropped an average of 7%.) Best foods are those high in soluble fiber, such as papaya, oranges, zucchini and whole grains like oatmeal. Insulin and some pills have a more powerful effect on glucose levels than a change in eating habits, but a fiber-filled diet may allow patients to reduce their drug intake--or stay off medication entirely...
...enormously fake-breasted European women in thong bikinis are invisible to Tom Winkler. He's lying on a chaise longue by the overflowing pool at the Mondrian hotel, picking at the papaya from his $12.50 fruit plate. Remembering to return a call to his actress girlfriend, he pulls out his stainless-steel cell phone. What Winkler needs is a personal assistant...
...News crew, invited in last December, found that most of the soldiers surrounding the twins were barely in their teens. The reality of war seemed to be beyond their grasp. The twins played with guns as if they were toys: after Johnny fired some shots, another boy put a papaya on his head as if vamping a part in William Tell. The twins said they had lost count of how many Burmese they had killed. Said Luther, the more serious of the two, to the A.P. crew: "I have never cried. Why would...