Junk Food

Kick in the Tush Club: The Family "Fat" (Not Like The Family Jewels)

Janice Taylor | Posted 11.13.2008 | Living

Read More: Janice Taylor, Kick in the Tush Club, Health, Obesity in America, Weight Loss Tips, Weight Loss, Lose Weight, Healthy Lifestyle, Our Lady of Weight Loss, Overweight Teen, Parenting Tips, Obesity, Family Weightloss, Exercise Tips, Junk Food, Obese Children, Living News
Janice Taylor

We teach by example. You can tell your kids till you are blue in the face that they should not eat junk but if you are imparting this wisdom with a bag of Cheetos in one hand... good luck!

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Dear Barack: Thanks for Blowing My Diet!

Howie Greene | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

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Howie Greene

It may be about Florida, Florida Florida tonight, but it'll be about Cake, Cake, Cake for me! High voter turnout? High Fructose Corn Syrup in MY election headquarters.

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Venus and Serena Williams Endorse Oreos; Meth Next

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 09.11.2008 | Living

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Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Is it responsible to link a junk food of such notoriety to sports?

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Why Chicago Is So Fat

Johnny Sisk | Posted 08.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Junk Food, Food, Taste of Chicago, Obesity, Fattest Cities, Obese, Fat in Chicago, Eli's Cheesecake, Chicago Fat, Sweet Baby Rays, Gold Coast Dogs, Connies Pizza, Harold's Chicken, Chicago News
Johnny Sisk

You know, I like bacon. I like it a lot. But apparently, the city of Chicago has risen to the challenge and answered the call, discovering new, disturbing ways to make bacon even fattier and less healthy for you.

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Tremayne Durham, 33, Admits To Murder In Exchange For Junk Food

AP | Posted 08.07.2008 | Home

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PORTLAND, Ore. — A New York man who pleaded guilty to murder in Oregon in exchange for buckets of fried chicken will get calzones and pizza to g...

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The Commercial Games: How Commercialism is Overrunning the Olympics and Why It Matters

Robert Weissman | Posted 08.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Junk Food, Nike, Sudan, Olympics, Speedo Lzr Racer, Commercialism, Adidas, Sweatshops, Business News
Robert Weissman

Sports, of course, remain centerstage, but commercialism has overwhelmed whatever other values the Olympics hope to embody.

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Genius Junk Food: 6 Snacks That Are Actually Good For You

Men's Health | Jeff Volek, Ph.D., R.D. | Posted 07.15.2008 | Living

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Did you know there are more than 15 types of saturated fat? And despite the fact that they've been damned as a whole by nutrition experts for decad...

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The Joy of Sorry

Sharon Glassman | Posted 04.08.2008 | Living

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Sharon Glassman

Signposts pointing to a more truthful way of life pop up in the Rockies where I least expect them. For instance: in an email from Netflix last week. "We're sorry," the subject line said.

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We Are Not What We Eat

Alan Miller | Posted 03.03.2008 | Living

Read More: Super Size Me, Michael Pollan, You Are What You Eat, Smoking Ban, Trans Fat Ban, New York Times, Global Warming, Philip James, International Obesity Task Force, Junk Food, Food, Living News
Alan Miller

It seems to me that the ever-increasing intervention of authorities and bureaucrats in what we eat, drink, or smoke is far unhealthier than anything we may ingest.

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Frozen Food or Frisée Part 2 - Taking the Debate to the Next Level

Alina Emen | Posted 12.07.2007 | Living

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Alina Emen

One of the solutions proposed to help lower the cost of food is to tax junk food and use the proceeds to subsidize healthy food. What do you think?

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Feeding School Kids Sugar Coated Irony

Bryan Young | Posted 11.29.2007 | Living

Read More: Junk Food, Diabetes, Vending Machines in Schools, Childhood Obesity, Living News
Bryan Young

The teacher stapled to the front of a student's anti-junk food essay a coupon for a free order of CinnaStix at Domino's. On the front of the coupon was written, "In recognition of a professional, persuasive essay."

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Frito Lay's New Goal: Eco-Friendly Potato Chips

New York Times | Andrew Martin | Posted 11.15.2007 | Business

Read More: Eco-Friendly Chips, Junk Food, Ruffles, Frito-Lay, Lays, Potato Chips, Business News

At Frito-Lay's factory here, more than 500,000 pounds of potatoes arrive every day from New Mexico to be washed, sliced, fried, seasoned and portioned...

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Snack Companies Search For "Healthy" Junk Food To Protect The Bottom Line

Newsweek | Jennifer Ordoñez | Posted 09.30.2007 | Business

Read More: Junk Food, Health, Frito-Lay, Obesity, Health Food, Food, Snacking, Business News

Except for the occasional oversize bag of naked Cheetos lying around (they're not yet covered in fluorescent orange cheese flavoring), the maze of win...

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