Cool tool tells you how many calories you burn a day

Before you blame those extra pounds on slow metabolism, let technology get to the truth. A device called the Body Gem tells you exactly how many calories you burn a day so you can reach your healthy weight with more precision.
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Less expensive running shoes perform as well as pricey ones

Paying more for your running shoes doesn’t necessarily mean you get better quality. New Scottish research finds no difference in comfort or shock absorption between running shoes that cost $80 a pair and those made by the same companies that sell for more than $150.

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Change ONE Thing: Junior Junk Food

By now you’ve probably seen them: 100-calorie snack packs of Goldfish, Doritos, Hostess Cupcakes, Pringles potato chips, Pepperidge Farm cookies, Hershey’s Wafer Bars, and the list goes on and on…
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Fun Factor: FREE Snacks!

Got a healthy recipe? Want to show off your fat-fighting moves? From now until November 1, 2007 – get a FREE FatFighterTV 100-calorie snack sampler when you submit a healthy recipe or post a video that demonstrates your answer to the question, â€œHow do YOU fight fat?â€
Just go to www.fatfightertv.com and click on “Healthy Recipes [...]

Healthy Recipe: Mediterranean Baked Fish

Ingredients:
2 tsp olive oil
1 large onion, sliced
1 can (16 oz) whole tomatoes, drained (reserve juice) and coarsely chopped
1 bay leaf
1 clove garlic, minced
1 C dry white wine
1/2 C reserved tomato juice, from canned tomatoes
1/4 C lemon juice
1/4 C orange juice
1 Tbsp fresh grated orange peel
1 tsp fennel seeds, crushed
1/2 tsp dried oregano, crushed
1/2 tsp [...]

New Choices with Subway’s Fresh Fit Meals

You now have even more “better-for-you” choices when you order Subway’s Fresh Fit Meals. The popular restaurant chain has added hearty wheat bread and low fat Dannon yogurt to its Fresh Fit options.

Tags: Food & Nutrition, fresh fit meals, healthy, meals, Subway

Twice as many Americans are Obese as Europeans

More Americans are paying the costs of the obesity epidemic – both physically and financially – than Europeans. A new study finds nearly twice as many adults in the U.S. are obese compared to adults in Europe. And it’s causing more Americans to develop cancer, diabetes, and other chronic ailments.

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