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...obtuse rhetoric about adolescent moodiness was insulting to a large portion of today's youth, myself included. Many American teenagers are well-informed, intelligent citizens, and it's inappropriate to describe us as immoderate and out of control. Characterizing teen behavior as "exasperating" simply reflects stale stereotypes that do harm to the reputation of an entire age group. It is inadequate to dismiss adolescent angst as the result of structural changes in the brain. Jim Fields Mountain View...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 6/21/2004 | See Source »

...CALORIES COUNT. It's not low fat vs. low carb. You can eat fewer calories by eating less food--which is why you can lose weight on any diet that restricts entire categories of foods or limits portion sizes--but you may get hungry and gain it back. Fat has 9 calories per gram, but protein and carbohydrates have only 4 calories per gram, so when you eat less fat, you consume fewer calories without having to eat less food. So eat less fat and fewer simple carbs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Atkins Ornish South Beach Zone Diet | 6/21/2004 | See Source »

...Portion of port-security positions at the department that are vacant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Numbers: Jun. 14, 2004 | 6/14/2004 | See Source »

...Portion of parents polled who said their children always wore a seat belt when riding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Numbers: Jun. 14, 2004 | 6/14/2004 | See Source »

...Portion of fourth-and fifth-graders who said they always wore a seat belt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Numbers: Jun. 14, 2004 | 6/14/2004 | See Source »

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