Diet News for December 24, 2006
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Faith-based diet books call for more than just fruits and veggies (The Morning News)
MIAMI -- When Eve took that forbidden first bite of organic apple, she had no idea she would be linking food and religion forever. Thousands of years later evangelicals and worshippers of low-carb diets are worrying about how many carbs are in their communion crackers. |
YouTube's 2006 hot videos (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
The year 2006 was the one in which YouTube became culturally ubiquitous. Declared the invention of the year by Time magazine, the video-sharing website (www.youtube.com) had Ohio judges posting their weekly sentencing hearings and spawned countless explosive experiments involving Diet Coke and Mentos candy. Here are the most significant YouTube videos of the year: The face of YouTube: The cute ... |
Bad breath (winnipegsun.com)
Q: If dentistry had existed 50,000 years ago, what problems would have sent our Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon ancestors to the doc? A: "Well, not tooth decay, because that would be very rare on a hunter-gatherer diet," says Loyola University of Chicago anthropologist James M. Calcagno. |
Medical Edge: Diet, testing can manage your diabetes (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
Dear Mayo Clinic: I am a 32-year-old woman, recently diagnosed with diabetes. My blood sugar stays around 250. I prick my fingertips to test my blood, and this leaves them very sore. I would like more information on treatment, including diet and exercise, and any alternatives to blood testing. ??Bryan, Texas |
Holiday Stuffing (KWWL Iowa)
With all the events, parties, and family gatherings this holiday season it's hard to stick to a proper diet, as a variety of delicious treats follow us from place to place, but there are ways to keep off those extra holiday pounds. |
Ruling camp chooses low turnout date for next poll (Daily Yomiuri Online)
The next House of Councillors election--likely to be the biggest political battle of 2007--is expected to be held on July 22, following a ruling coalition decision to have the ordinary Diet session to begin on Jan. 25. |
Lawmakers set to shun low rent dormitory (Daily Yomiuri Online)
An increasing number of lawmakers are said to be hesitant about moving into a new public dormitory for House of Representatives members that is under construction a 10-minute walk from the Diet building, in response to criticism that rent for the dorms has been set too low, it has been learned. |
New clinic offers diet options (Tulsa World)
A new medical office has opened in Tulsa for people who want to lose weight. Dr. JoeBob Kirk, D.O., recently established New Beginnings Medical Weight Loss, an intensive weight management program for people who want to lose 10 pounds to more than 100 pounds. |
World On a String (BrandWeek)
NEW YORK -- They turned on their cameras, plopped Mentos into bottles of Diet Coke, and swamped YouTube with videos of erupting fountains worthy of the Bellagio Hotel. |
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