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...Edward L. Giovannucci, instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and lead author of the study, said the results indicate the "empty calorie diet" is a major factor in increasing one's risk of colon cancer. "People eat a lot of potato chips and pretzels and don't get the nutrients they need," he said...
...calories and fat grams for each item. This forces you to think about what you are eating. Next, make sure the calories and fat grams you consume are at a level that results in weight loss. This is not that difficult today, as we have fat-free cheese and potato chips (that are almost as good as the originals). With just a little discipline, most people should be able to lose weight and keep it off. Dan Seamon Apex, North Carolina...
...somewhat different route, the same dismissal of old-line thinking and technology that the Tofflers do. In a chapter titled "The Death of Television," he writes, "In an age when computers will be responsive to voice, touch, joysticks, keyboards, mice and other devices, television is inherently passive, a couch potato medium." Why watch what some TV programmer decrees you should watch, when a computer can let you see or create whatever your heart desires...
Anyone who steps into the political arena has to expect a certain amount of ribbing for his policies and bloopers. Dan Quayle will forevermore be known for his potato problems, President Bush has to contend with announcing Pearl Harbor Day on September 7th and Bill Clinton will always be dogged by his bevy of beauties. Politics and peccadilloes are all subject to ridicule, and we all enjoy the spectacle...
...attack on the 6-million-member minority, is now giving Islamic leaders a platform on the "Charlie Rose" show Monday. But Martin Koughan, the film's co-producer, told TIME Daily that "Jihad" takes pains to distinguish the radical fringe from ordinary Muslims. "Everybody knew it was a hot potato," he said. But he says the content -- like plans to blow up several American skyscrapers -- speaks for itself...