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Oh, Mama! Pregnant Women Receive Fruit and Veggie Prescriptions

Jill Ettinger — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:21:34 +0000

Thirty pregnant women participating in a project by the People's Community Clinic in Austin, Texas are receiving prescriptions for fresh fruits and vegetables from their physicians as part of a regional group effort to improve the health of pregnant women from lower income communities.

Would You Eat Fast Food Everyday… for $3,500?

Jill Ettinger — Sat, 12 May 2012 07:00:35 +0000

No, it's not Morgan Spurlock's latest movie stunt. But if you feel like you can't live without getting a daily dose (or several) of fast food meals from McDonald's, Taco Bell, KFC, Burger King or Pizza Hut, then there is some potentially good news for you coming out of Washington University. Researchers at the St. Louis, MO-based university are looking for individuals who are willing to eat nothing but fast food for three whole months.

Heart Attack Grill Lives Up to Its Name… Again

Jill Ettinger — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 07:00:26 +0000

For the second time in two months, a customer has collapsed at the sensational Las Vegas restaurant, Heart Attack Grill, helping the controversial establishment live up to its name.

The American Diet: 53 Gallons of Soda, 42 Pounds of Corn Syrup, 200 Pounds of Meat

Jill Ettinger — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 07:00:45 +0000

The average American eats. A lot. As a new infographic points out, per year, food intake per person can amount to some 200 pounds of meat, 85 pounds of fat, 415 pounds of vegetables, 31 pounds of cheese, 53 gallons of soda and 42 pounds of high fructose corn syrup.