Congrats to FatFighterTV member – Karen – for winning last week’s giveaway for the book, Does My BUTT Look BIG In This BEER? Enjoy!

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Earlier this month, Coke announced it was going to display larger calorie information on its products. Now, it says it will sell 90-calorie mini cans of its soft drinks to help people manage their calories. The smaller pops will come in the Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta Orange, Cherry Coca-Cola and Barq’s Root Beer brands and will [...]

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Just how much do city kids eat at corner stores after school? A new study looked at the snacking habits at K-8 Philadelphia schools where half of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches. Results show children usually buy chips, candy and sweetened drinks, spend an average of $1 each time, and eat [...]

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Okay, all you health conscious beer lovers – this one’s for you. I mean, who else would a book called, Does My BUTT Look BIG In This BEER? be for?

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What happens when appetizers at America’s top sports bar chains face off calorie to calorie… and fat gram to fat gram? FatFighterTV digs in to see which game day grub scores the most unhealthy penalties.

Tags: Appetizers, calories, fat, Food & Nutrition, football, nachos, quesadillas, sliders, sports bars, wings

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Counting calories may soon become easier to do at restaurants. Chains have now agreed to support legislation that would require them to post calories on their menus. Restaurants with 20 or more locations would have to list the number of calories in each item. And if someone asks, they would also have to show them [...]

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It’s back. A bill Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced that would require nutrition labeling on chain-restaurant menus across the country was reintroduced today. If the Menu Education and Labeling (MEAL) Act passes, fast-food and other chain restaurants would have to post calories on menu boards and list calories, saturated fat, [...]

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You’ve probably heard that portions have gotten bigger over the years, but do you know how much bigger? Check out some of these popular foods and see how different things were 20 years ago than they are now.

Tags: bagel, calories, cheeseburger, Food & Nutrition, french fries, portions, sandwich, spaghetti and meatballs, turkey

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I saw this the other day and I just don’t get it. This is what they’ll be selling this year in Grand Rapids at the West Michigan Whitecaps minor league baseball games.

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Do you check calories at fast food restaurants before you order? Most people don’t. New research shows out of 4,311 people buying food at McDonalds, Burger King, Au Bon Pain, or Starbucks, only six looked at the nutrition information the restaurants have – that’s one-tenth of one percent. Researchers say the best way to get [...]

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