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...month, revealed that increasing television-viewing results in increasing caloric intake in children. While the link between viewing television and obesity has been well documented in the past, studies have often hypothesized that weight gain from television-viewing comes from being sedentary and from the tendency for viewers to snack while they watch television. This new study, authored by Harvard Senior Research Scientist Jean L. Wiecha, found that the increase in caloric intake occurs independently of those factors. “It’s not just while you’re watching television, it’s that when...
...Food and drink. Charging for meals has become routine. American Airlines has eliminated even the free peanuts, charging $4 for a snack tray instead. Its commuter cousin, American Eagle briefly experimented with charging $1 for soft drinks in January, but quit the program when customers balked...
...require a defense; everyone seems to be doing it. However, the desire to do and, much more importantly, think absolutely nothing is certainly a road less traveled.What did I learn from lying in front of the ocean from 11 to 5 each day, with the sporadic bathroom and snack break? Basically, I think it was how to shut my mind down for a moment. I know that we have fun at Harvard, and we procrastinate on papers, and we go out on weekends—like our State U. friends. But rarely can we do any of these activities without...
DIED. ROBERT GRIMM, 54, vegetable king who helped popularize baby carrots; of a heart attack; in Bakersfield, Calif. Grimmway Farms marketed the 2-in. carrot--a full-size root that has been peeled and polished--as a healthy, easy snack. Carrot sales soared 33% in the 1990s, fueling Grimmway's growth into a $350 million company...
...quantity of tortillas consumed over the past year, claiming the margin of error due to inaccurate memory was approximately the same for mothers of NTD-positive children as for mothers in the control group. When asked what effect this study might have on the consumption of its products, snack manufacturer Frito-Lay declined to comment. Despite the alarm that the tortilla hazard might cause in those who intend one day to have children, Harvard students seem generally nonplussed. “It’s not going to affect the way I eat,” said Laura E. Martin...