News Nugget: Three habits linked to weight gainListen up girls… spending too much time online, regularly drinking alcohol, and not getting enough sleep can make you gain weight, according to a new study in the Journal of Pediatrics. Researchers followed more than 5,000 girls between the ages of 14 and 21 for one year and found these three habits increased their BMI. Tags: [...] BlogHer08 – who I met, what I ateI just got back from the BlogHer08 conference in San Francisco and I gotta confess, I’m detoxing a bit. See, the problem is I can’t resist sweets… and there were so many of them like these yummy cupcakes at just about every corner, so of course, I indulged… a lot! Tags: bloggers, BlogHer08, conference, San Francisco July’s sizzling giveaways – week 3Back by popular demand… another one of these cool cookbooks – Better Homes and Gardens, Kid Favorites Made Healthy – is this week’s prize. It has 150 yummy recipes “kids can’t resist” like this one for Fast Fajita Rollups. Tags: Better Homes and Gardens, cookbook, giveaways, Healthy Recipes, July giveaways, kid favorites, kids meals Fast Fajita Roll-UpsHere’s a recipe from Better Homes and Gardens’ Kid Favorites Made Healthy – Just 20 minutes start to finish! Tags: Better Homes and Gardens, Children, fajita, healthy recipe, kid favorites, tortillas July giveaways – week 2 winner!Congratulations to FFTV reader, gercker5 – she won this week’s drawing for this Reebok Resistance Tube! Tags: giveaways, July giveaways, Reebok, resistance tube Go bananas with Starbucks’ new smoothiesHave you tried Starbucks’ new Vivanno Nourishing Blends yet? I just tasted one this weekend and I will definitely be going back for more. They’re basically smoothies packed with protein and fiber… without any artificial colors, artificial sweeteners or high fructose corn syrup – yay! Tags: banana, fiber, protein, smoothies, Starbucks, Vivanno Salmonella outbreak – mystery solved?There’s a break in the salmonella investigation – the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says a jalapeno pepper grown in Mexico and processed in Texas has tested positive for the strain of salmonella that has made more than 1,200 people sick over the past few months. But the FDA stresses the case is not closed [...] The 5 best running shoes – from Consumer ReportsWhen Consumer Reports tested running shoes, it looked at breathability, cushioning, flexibility, stability and weight. Did your favorite make the list? FDA lifts warning on tomatoesIt’s okay to eat any type of raw tomato again. After months of concern that tomatoes were linked to the salmonella outbreak, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lifts its alert because the farms that may have shipped tomatoes at the beginning of the outbreak are no longer harvesting them. Tags: CDC, FDA, jalapeño peppers, salmonella, [...] New Report: More Americans are obeseThe obesity epidemic is getting worse. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows about 25.6 percent of adults in the U.S. are obese – up nearly two-percent from 2005. Tags: CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fattest states, obesity, Obesity Epidemic  Get FatFighterTV's FREE daily updates
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