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How Candy Can Turn You Into a Criminal or a CEO

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Candy, Mindless Eating, 50 Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food, Raising Children, Marshmallow-Test, Walter-Mischel-Marshmallow-Test, Living News
Dr. Susan Albers

According to a British study, kids who ate candy every day at age 10 were significantly more likely to be convicted of a crime at age 34. The Lesson: Should we ban candy? No.

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Report: More Americans Gaining Weight, Eating Poorly During Recession

Wall Street Journal | JENNIFER WATERS | Posted 10.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Candy, Diets, Popcorn, Natural, Economy, Burgers, Poor Eating Habits, Fat, Cheap Food, Recession, Potato Chips, American Eating Habits, Cookies, Refined Starches, Unemployment, Value, Microwave, Cheap Meals, Nutrition, Fast Food, Food, Snacks, Refined Sugars, American Diets, Health Food, Living News

In an online survey this summer of 1,200 people about food affordability, conducted by food-industry research firm Technomic, 70% of respondents said ...

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Halloween Candy: Seven Ways to Stay Awake And Aware in the Face of Chocolate

Janice Taylor | Posted 10.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Calories in Halloween Candy, Weight Loss Coach, Janice Taylor, Candy, Chocolate, Halloween, Weight Loss Motivation, Our Lady of Weight Loss, Living News
Janice Taylor

Oh My! Halloween is almost here! I don't know about you, but I want to stay awake and aware in the face of all those little mini-chocolate bars! With ...

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Halloween: Sales Of Empty-Calorie, Sugar-Filled Candies Soar

Connie Bennett | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Candy, National Confectioners Association, Halloween, Halloween Candy, Connie Bennett, Sugar Shock, Sugar, Sugar Addiction, Dieting, Weight Loss, Candy Addiction, Living News
Connie Bennett

It's only fitting that I begin as a Huffington Post blogger soon before Halloween, a spooky holiday, when many of our country's adults feel that it's un-American NOT to give out sugar-loaded candies.

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A Guide To Earth-Friendly Halloween Candy

ecofabulous.com | Posted 10.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Candy, Food, Halloween, Green Living, Natural Candy, Trick-or-Treating, Green News

Given the options, we have scoured the candy stores and organic markets to find a bevy of delicious, earth-friendly treats to offer the boos and ghoul...

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The 9 Grossest Kinds Of Candy No Adult Should Give Out On Halloween

Huffington Post | Posted 10.28.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Halloween, Worst Halloween Candy, Gross Halloween Candy, Halloween Candy, Terrible Halloween Candy, Awful Halloween Candy, Slidepoll, Candy, Gross Candy, Comedy News

This may be our most controversial slideshow ever. We left off black licorice despite protestations, we kept gum drops on regardless of the pleas to a...

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Five Feng Shui Ways To Make Your Halloween A Real Treat

Ellen Whitehurst | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Candy, Lavendar Essential Oil, Soft Music, Halloween, Spencer Pratt, Bath, Costume, Chamomile Essential Oil, Balance, Calm, Spiderman, Hersheys, Trick or Treat, Snickers, Living News
Ellen Whitehurst

With all this potential for misbegotten magic hanging heavily in the autumn air, Halloween is the perfect time to offer a big amount of protection to our littlest Hershey's hustlers.

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How To Live On $0 A Day: Rediscover the Childlike Joy of Halloween (Get Free Stuff)

Lesley Stern | Posted 10.26.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Candy, Food Pyramid, Depression, Middle Class, Economic Crisis, Halloween, Tricks, Recession, Advice, Financial Advice, Pharmaceutical Industry, Free Stuff, Treats, Satire, Trick-or-Treating, Nutrition, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Financial Crisis, Comedy, Economy, Milk Chocolate, Humor, Halloween Candy, Nuts, Raisins, Budget, Living, Thanksgiving, Comedy News
Lesley Stern

Halloween traditionally marks the end of the harvest season when people begin storing necessities for the long, lean months ahead. Which is exactly the way you should be looking at it now.

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Halloween Parties and the Latest in Gruesome Candy

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Michael Jackson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Candy, Marty Feldman, Stephen Moyer, Zombies, Will Durst, Vampires, Balloon Boy, Bela Lugosi, Vomit, Spiders, Halloween, Hannibal Lecter, Goldman Sachs, Candy Corn, Douchebags, John Belushi, Filippa Hamilton, Alex O'Loughlin, True Blood, Billy Mays, Activia Yogurt, Jeffrey Dahmer, Glenn Beck, Republicans, Halloween Party, Jack Nicholson, Leatherface, Living News
Maggie Van Ostrand

Where once the King of Halloween confection was Candy Corn -- selling 8.3 billion kernels a year -- planners of today's Halloween parties lobby their new faves: the latest in gross and disgusting party food.

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Trick or Eat: Mindfully Eating Chocolate This Halloween

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 10.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Candy, 50 Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food, Halloween, Mindful Eating, Halloween Candy, Eating Mindfully, Chocolate, Dr. Susan Albers, Diet, Living News
Dr. Susan Albers

What is more frightening than ghosts and goblins during Halloween? For many people who are trying to eat healthier, walking into a grocery store brimming full of bags of little Halloween candy bars brings up a lot of fear.

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World's Largest Candy Store Set To Open In Dubai

Reuters | Tamara Walid | Posted 09.30.2009 | Style

Read More: Candy, World's Largest Candy Store, Largest Candy Store, Dubai Candy, Candy Store, World's Largest Candy, Biggest Candy Store, Candy Store Dubai, Biggest Candy Store in the World, Dubai Candy Store, Style News

A Dubai-based company is opening what it says will be the world's largest confectionary store in Dubai as it looks to tap demand from the Gulf Arab re...

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Tax Hikes On Candy, Soda And Alcohol Go Into Effect Tuesday

NBC Chicago | MATT BARTOSIK | Posted 10.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Candy Tax, Candy, Sin Tax Hike, Illinois Sin Taxes, Illinois Sales Tax, Illinois Alcohol Tax, Chicago News

A new state tax law takes effect tomorrow that defines the differences between "food," candy, and soft drinks and evaluates an appropriate tax for eac...

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NATIONAL JUNK FOOD DAY: What's Your Favorite No-No? (POLL)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.21.2009 | Style

Read More: Candy, National Junk Food Day, Favorite Junk Food, Junk Food, Poll, Style News

Today is National Junk Food Day. The origins of the holiday are unclear, but we think it's a great reason to chow down on a sugary snack, as long as y...

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Why Snickers Really Satisfies

Dr. Eric Braverman | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Candy, Dopamine, Braverman, Brain, Health, Healthy Eating, Fast Food, Personal Health, Overeating, Sugar, Living News
Dr. Eric Braverman

Lots of people notice that eating candy bars or other sweets gives them a quick pickup, but what they don't know is the long term damage that this type of eating is doing to your brain.

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Tootsie Rolls Soothe When Economy Sours

New York Times | CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY | Posted 04.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Candy, Buying Candy, Recession, Economy, Recession Behavior, Business News

Raymond Schneider politely elbowed his way through crowds of customers as he made for the bulk candy bins at Dylan's Candy Bar across from Bloomingdal...

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Easter Equals Peeps

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 04.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Easter, Candy, Calories, Chicks, Marshmallow, Comfort Food, Eastertime, Peeps, Living News
Maggie Van Ostrand

Ah yes, comfort food. We're talkin' mashed potatoes and gravy, Mallomars, potato chips and meatloaf. But for me my friends, it's the time of year whe...

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Local TV News Obsessed With Candy Epidemic (VIDEO)

Baratunde Thurston | Posted 04.05.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Birmingham, Candy, Craque, Alabama, Silly, Satire, Local News, Food, Comedy, Funny Videos, Wtf, Craque Candy, Comedy News
Baratunde Thurston

The CBS affiliate in Birmingham, AL was not amused by a product I can vouch for as amazingly tasty: craque. It's a candy that is named for its addictive quality and packaged to look like its namesake.

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Poison: One Lump or Two?

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 03.15.2009 | Style

Read More: Candy, Toxic Chemicals, Valentine's Day, Pesticides, Poison, Usda, Sugar Beets, Monsanto, Style News
Andrew Kimbrell

As with mercury levels in corn syrup, our government agencies have simply not taken the time to conduct proper research, preferring rather to push genetically modified sugar beat initiatives at the whim of Monsanto and other agribusinesses.

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The List

Nia Vardalos | Posted 02.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Candy, Lawyers, Americans, Dads, Humor, Children, Canadians, United States, New Year's Commentary, Parenting, January, Gay Adoption, Adoption Within the Us, Canada, Joy, Happiness, Adoption, New Year's Resolutions, National Adoption Day, Kids, New Year's Resolution, The Alliance for Children's Rights, Moms, Excitement, Pro Bono, M&m's, Foster Care, November, Parents, Living News
Nia Vardalos

A common misconception about adoption is that to get a kid you just have to go to another country and be as pretty as Angelina Jolie. As studio executives and movie reviewers have informed me again and again, I'm not.

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Melamine is Mean Stuff

Zem Joaquin | Posted 01.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Candy, Toxic Chemicals, Melamine Poisoned Dog Food, Melamine and Infant Formula U.S., Chemical Infant Formula, White Rabbit, Melamine, Melamine Regulation, China, Infant Formula Melamine, Health, Green News
Zem Joaquin

Melamine, when consumed, can cause problems in the kidneys and bladder, and at least four children in China have died, and more than 50,000 have become sick with kidney problems.

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How to Make Your Own Holiday Candy

Karen Leland | Posted 01.03.2009 | Style

Read More: Candy, Food, Holiday Season, Cookbook, Cooking, Chocolate, Preparing for the Holiday Season, Style News
Karen Leland

I'm a fan of candy and not ashamed to admit it, but I've always done the crunching and let someone else create. This holiday, I decided it was time to step into the confectioner's shoes.

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Green Your Halloween Snacks, Decorations And Costumes

Huffington Post | Johanna Smith | Posted 11.17.2008 | Green

Read More: Candy, Environment, Diy, Halloween, Halloween Decorations, Halloween Costumes, Organic Food, Green Halloween, Homemade Costumes, Slideshow, Green News

Unlike many holidays earlier in the year, which call for some sort of austerity or even sacrifice, Halloween is clearly a celebration of conspicuous c...

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Here Comes Hallowe'en

Donna Fish | Posted 11.17.2008 | Style

Read More: Candy, Food, Halloween, Childhood Nutrition, Kids, Overeating, Health, Style News
Donna Fish

Question foremost on parents' minds, (or that they pose to me) when Hallowe'en comes, is: "How do you manage the candy?" I thought of this the other ...

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Candy Caffeines Up To Compete With Energy Drinks

Wall Street Journal | KATY MCLAUGHLIN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Chocolate-Covered Expresso Beans, Snickers Charged, Caffeine, Candy, Crackheads, Caffeinated Candy, Ice Breakers Energy, Jelly Belly, Candy Industry, Business News

The candy industry is rolling out new sweets packed with more than just sugar. Buzz-inducing candy, spiked with caffeine and, often, vitamins, are th...

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From Testa-Mints To Chocolate Buddhas: Religious Themed Candy

beliefnet.com | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Halloween, Candy, Living News

Looking for a religious alternative to traditional Halloween candy? Beliefnet's panel of experts spent hours tasting and analyzing several spiritually...

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