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Weekend Health: New farmer’s market in HB
A year in the making, the new farmer’s market in Huntington Beach’s low-income Oak View neighborhood opens Saturday. The HB Mercado Certified Farmer’s Market runs between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Ocean...
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Do you eat like a caveman?
Before fast food or soda or even bread, our ancestors survived on what they could kill or scavenge. A number of books now tout the so-called caveman diet, which favors meat (including organs), root...
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Diet tip: Try haggling with yourself
Yeah, it's slithery and a total mess. But ordering an In-N-Out burger "protein style" saves you 150 calories and 2 grams of fat from the bun, a small compromise. I learned the art of food negotiating...
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Body’s pot-like substance makes us crave fats
Little did you know that these innocent-looking potato chips were sending electrical signals from your tongue to your brain and eventually your small intestine. The message, which is "Eat more of me!"...
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Big fork may deliver a smaller restaurant meal
When you’re dining out, how do you know when you’re done? The stomach will tell you it’s full, but not right away. In the interim, we rely on visual cues to inform us when we’ve achieved our goal of...
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Time to actually consider soy milk
Photo posted to Flickr by tissue_fleur. I like me some soy. My wife and I still make Weight Watchers’ tofu broccoli dish about once a month, 11 years after our pre-wedding tour of duty with WW ended....
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‘Cleanse’ study bad news for Kardashians
Kim and Khloe Kardashian promote QuickTrim cleansing products at a CVS pharmacy in Marina del Rey on May 6, 2010. The sisters lent their name to QuickTrim products like the one Kim is holding, Fast...
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BBQ guy swears sauce can cure what ails you
Dan Johnson’s “thermonuclear” barbecue sauce is not to be trifled with. In fact, he says you have to be at least 21 years old to try it. If you’re pregnant, you have to be less than seven months in....
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Campbell’s settles lawsuit over sodium claim
Photo by Consumerist.com Campbell’s Soup has settled a lawsuit brought by two California counties over a dubious “less sodium” claim the company made about its tomato soup. The company had labeled its...
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What does competitive eating do to your innards?
“Furious Pete” Czerwinski is a buff guy. He lifts weights, which he says helps with his sometimes-career as a competitive eater. “It definitely helps with digestion, breathing, overall well-being....
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