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What's in your pizza? No wonder I don't like pizza anymore. There is just a different taste to it, not like the pizza we ate growing up. Dad used to pick it up at this little place down the street and around the corner. You couldn't beat that pizza with a stick. My mouth waters just thinking about it. I've been known to use msg, or other … [Read more...] about What’s in your pizza?

Anderson Cooper makes fun of some of today's exercise equipment on The Ridiculist. Pelvic thrust your way to fitness. … [Read more...] about Exercise Equipment Funny

I love the idea of an easy way out. A vaccine would be real handy! And easy! I would deal with a needle for this! Of course you would still have to diet and exercise. But anything would help. http://news.yahoo.com/obesity-vaccine-could-help-fight-battle-bulge-154700779.html According to a press release on July 8 on the new research, … [Read more...] about Obesity vaccine

Hmm. Good news for folks who can't stand fat free dressing. I dislike most, myself – there was only one that I really liked years ago by Seven Seas and it's no longer made as far as I can tell. Dressing made with monounsaturated fat, like canola and olive oil, promoted nearly as much absorption of carotenoids at three grams of fat as … [Read more...] about Fat Free Dressing

How many calories is in a slice of pizza? And do you really care? Seriously. Dieting or not, if you make up your mind that you’re going to pig out on pizza, are you noting down every calorie? Do you plan on it? I doubt it. I know I don’t. I want to enjoy the pizza moment! Every greasy, cheesy, dripping oil moment of it, calories be … [Read more...] about How many calories is in a slice of pizza

Sugary Drinks Ban Oh, good grief. So instead of ordering one large soda, let’s order two! And what about at home? Are they going to ban sugar at home as well? He would be so much better off starting with the schools, if anything. Better yet: keep his nose out of other people’s sugar! Mayor Bloomberg plans to enact a far-reaching ban … [Read more...] about Sugary Drinks Ban in New York City