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newsweek.com Smaller plates and savvier calorie counting: how to avoid consuming more than you mean to…. 5. Don't Trust Your Own Judgment: Most people dramatically underestimate how many calories they've consumed. And their assessments are particularly inaccurate when they think they're eating at a healthy restaurant.

Health and consumer groups are calling for an overhaul of food packaging regulations following the release of new research carried out by Ipsos-Eureka Social Research Institute, which suggested the ‘traffic light’ labeling system would assist consumers in their decision-making process.

Eat This Not That!: Thousands of Simple Food Swaps That Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds-or More! David Zinczenko & Matt GouldingThis is a great book. Slick and attractive, with fantastic full-color pictures. Very well researched too, which is expected coming from the folks behind one of the most densely-packed, informative magazines, Men's Health.

University of Virginia biologists have indicated that the “temporal niche” of mice may be reversed – ‘meaning that the animals’ activity phase could be switched from their normal nocturnality, or night activity, to being diurnal, or day active.’ Susan Doyle, a research scientist at the University

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Detox Your Body   In a world where processed chemically laden junk food products seem to be the largest part of many people’s diets, it is so important to make an effort to add in some easy to prepare nutritious food in one’s daily food intake and fresh juice fits that description!

There’s nothing worse than going out for dinner with someone who is stressed about calories and orders just some low-cal lettuce with no dressing, please. Going to restaurants and trying new food is, without any doubts, one of the biggest pleasures in life. And the best part of all, everyone knows, is dessert.

Before you decide that you need to take iron supplements or change the way you eat, you should know where you stand and how much improvement you really need. To help you analyze your current diet, we’ve developed a system you can use to calculate your approximate iron intake.

How Much Selenium Do You Need? Conclusive evidence of the need for selenium has emerged only in recent years, and our knowledge of this nutrient is still evolving. With some research indicating that elevated levels of selenium could help prevent certain types of cancer, we believe that the consumption of selenium at doses somewhat higher than the RDAs is important.

Thailand at Trafalgar Square 2008 www.tfsq.co.uk/ My lunch, Thai green curry, kindly provided by Kwan

There is bad news for Indian and Chinese food lovers in Britain. A new study has revealed that while Indian food is generally high in fat and Chinese food is high in Sugar. "Campaigners have called for better labels on takeaway food after revealing massive levels of fat,... read more