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5 foods that cut belly fat
No food melts belly fat on its own — but eggs, oats, dals, nuts, and leafy greens make the calorie equation easier. Suchitra Sharma on eating for a flatter
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Food, Not Exercise, Is the Key to Weight Loss
Celebrity trainer Bob Harper says it's all about diet: you can't out-train a bad diet. How the calorie deficit works — and why exercise still matters.
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Food
Paula Deen Apologizes for Racial Slur — and Loses Food Network
Celebrity chef Paula Deen admitted using a racial slur in a deposition, missed her Today show interview, and lost her Food Network contract — all within 48
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Food
No bake, no cook desserts, perfect for the summer
Chocolate-peanut butter dessert, mango ice cream, kulfi and more — six summer sweets that need zero cooking and just a fridge. Full recipes linked.
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Charlie Trotter is being sued for selling fake $42K bottles of wine
Two New York wine collectors sued Chicago chef Charlie Trotter in 2013, claiming $46,000 bottles of 1945 Burgundy were counterfeit.
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Tongue patch — new way to lose weight
The 'tongue patch' diet sews a mesh patch onto the tongue to make eating painful. Doctors called it dangerous — and it was never FDA approved.
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Vitamin C may help the body burn fat
An Arizona State study found people low in vitamin C burned less fat during exercise — a reminder that adequate nutrition supports metabolism.
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McDonald's hamburger looks same after 14 years in storage
A Utah man's 14-year-old McDonald's hamburger looked nearly unchanged — food scientists say very dry foods dehydrate instead of rotting.
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Celebrity Diet Plans
Juice cleanses, the Zone, Five Factor, South Beach: the celebrity diet plans of 2013, how they worked, and the fine print behind them.
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Food that looks good tastes good
Cornell's Terry Acree on how sight and smell shape flavor: tint Sauvignon Blanc red and tasters taste merlot — a sniff can even sweeten water.
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Remembering What You Ate: The Memory Trick That Curbs Snacking
The short version: Your memory of a meal counts toward feeling full. Recalling lunch in detail reduces later snacking; eating distracted increases it.
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Food
The 5:2 Fast Diet, a Decade Later: What the Evidence Actually Says
The short version: The 5:2 diet — five normal days, two ~500-calorie days — produces weight loss, but no more than ordinary dieting.
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Business
Horsemeat found in Taco Bell's British beef as testing widens
The third wave of UK beef testing found horse DNA in Taco Bell ground beef, Birds Eye lasagne, and Brakes skewers — but 99% of products tested clean.
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Food
Nigella Lawson on cracking America, the wiggle dress, and horsemeat
In a candid 2013 interview, Nigella Lawson talked about conquering America, her famous figure, the losses that shaped her, and why we should eat less but
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Lifestyle
Food Fraud: Why Your Olive Oil, Honey, and Spices May Not Be What They Claim
The most expensive foods are the most faked: olive oil, honey, spices, juices, and fish top the global food-fraud list. How to buy smarter.
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Can Exercise Protect the Brain From Fatty Foods?
A rodent study reported by the New York Times found that exercise blunted the memory-impairing effects of a high-fat diet. Here is what it did and did not show.
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McDonald's To Open Its First Veg-Only Restaurants In India
McDonald's announced its first all-vegetarian outlets near Amritsar's Golden Temple and the Vaishno Devi shrine — a milestone for the Big Mac empire.
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Study: Junk Food Laws May Help Curb Kids' Obesity
An August 2012 Pediatrics study found that students in states with strong school junk-food laws gained less weight — evidence that policy shapes waistlines.
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Man Buys 17-Pound Lobster From Restaurant, Then Releases It Into The Sea
Don MacKenzie bought a 17-pound, roughly 80-year-old lobster nicknamed Lucky Larry from a Connecticut restaurant — and set him free in Long Island Sound.
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Cucumber Recipes
Three simple cucumber preparations for hot weather: a cucumber-radish raita, a quick kachumber-style salad, and a cucumber-mint cooler.
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