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Howard Reid, co-founder and vice president of the Harvard security guards’ union, died from complications after stomach surgery on Jan. 8 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston...
...planning of the memorial is still just one part of Berry’s life, as her children are her number one priority. As she discusses the plans for the Freedom Center, Berry says her seven-year-old son enters the kitchen donning a sticker on his stomach that reads “put food...
Accomplishing that feat requires a lot of communication and coordination among the fat cells, the liver, the muscles, the brain, the stomach and the gastrointestinal tract. Sometimes the signal is a molecule. Other signals are actually conducted along nerve paths. There are even mechanical signals, like the stretching of the stomach, which is one way the body says, "I'm full...
...might expect, the short-term signals are involved mostly with the initiation and completion of meals. Ghrelin, a hormone produced by the stomach, tells the brain, "It's time to eat!" When enough food leaves the stomach and reaches the small intestine, another hormone, called cholecystokinin, signals that the meal is over--and triggers the release of enzymes in the gallbladder and the pancreas...
...clear that Ruby Tuesday's diners want such stomach-turning information. But Beall, 55, the son of a nuclear engineer and himself a college dropout and restaurant-industry lifer, is giving it to them--and more. In November, Ruby Tuesday became the nation's largest casual-dining chain to start frying foods in canola oil, which is free of trans fats. The company posts nutrition tips on every table. After just a few months of testing, Beall this spring unveiled an expanded "smart eating" menu featuring fish, fresh vegetables and lean proteins such as turkey. He has ambitious plans...