Are you used to your carrots being orange and your potatoes yellowish?

You could be in for a surprise if you go shopping at Marks and Spencers food stores, a UK high-end retailer. Boffins have been creating some new varieties of familiar fruits and vegetables.

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Today’s Tip: Feel Fuller to Prevent Overeating

By Jennifer R. Scott, About.com Guide

Updated: March 16, 2009

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To prevent overeating, it’s important that you feel sated and satisfied throughout your day. Feeling full is also one of the secrets to following a healthy diet without feeling a sense of deprivation.

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In environmental speak, it’s called greenwashing – taking an existing product and spinning its environmentally-friendly virtues – even if there are none.

In the food world we often get marketers claiming unsubstantiated health benefits, or taking a food product and wrapping it up with a get fit message that seems incongruous with the product.

Last week I was sent a health resolutions booklet from Anheuser-Busch. This really confused me as Anheuser-Busch is basically a beer company.

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Reader’s Digest surveyed and analyzed responses from 16,000 people in 16 countries to find out what people around the world think about weight.

Here’s what they found:

The most pressure to be thin Brazil topped the list, with 83% lamenting that their culture places too much emphasis on weight. Runners up are India at 68% and the US at 62%. This isn’t that surprising as the beauty industry has surged in Brazil in recent years. There is likely a correlation there.

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Alcohol is bipolar. It can be fun and high society, or sleazing and seedy. Probably why we all like it so much–without it I’d never have a girlfriend!

But, a big reason people drink is to relieve stress. You’ve seen it in the movies, the lonely detective pours a scotch after a rough day on the beat.

And, there may be some truth to that. A new study tests the idea that people drink because it eases anxiety, not because we ..read more

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Most of us have faced cooking for one at some time or another.

Problem is, when you work long hours, you may be in no mood to come home and whip up a storm in the kitchen–for one person. But, you probably want to eat well and feel healthy too. It’s a bit of a catch-22!

If you live in the city, there’s also the problem of space, or lack of it, which may hamper things a little.

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Like many second-in-commands before her (let’s be honest, the First Wife is REALLY the next in power), current First Lady Michelle Obama has championed causes close to her heart.

Most hyped was her “first garden,” the Whitehouse’s organic backyard garden, and her work encouraging Americans to eat more fruits and vegetables.

And now, Michelle wants to help put an end to the United States’ growing obesity problem.

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Men Who Drink Tea Have Smaller Waistlines Than Those Who Don’t

By Jennifer WarnerWebMD Health News

Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD

Jan. 29, 2010 — Could tea be the secret to a trim waistline? For men, the answer may be yes, or at least it couldn’t hurt.

A new study shows that men who drink more than two cups of tea a day have trimmer waistlines than men who drink coffee or nothing at all. But the same doesn’t hold true for women. ..read more

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