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Kiosk nutrition: Candy, color and carbs
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Kiosk nutrition: Candy, color and carbs

A hungry young boy runs up to the kiosk in the early afternoon and holds out a pound for the…
Childhood obesity: An increasingly common problem
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Childhood obesity: An increasingly common problem

When A. Ahmed’s school doctor told his mother that he was overweight, she felt there was a problem but did…
Five secret reasons why you’re not losing weight
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Five secret reasons why you’re not losing weight

It is a challenge to answer all the questions clients in the gym throw at a fitness instructor or a…
Losing the Eid extra weight is easy, says expert
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Losing the Eid extra weight is easy, says expert

The Eid seasons are invariably weight-gaining extravaganzas. You find yourself losing track of how many meals you had in the…
Ramadan fitness: Eating right, keeping trim
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Ramadan fitness: Eating right, keeping trim

Ramadan isn't the best time to start working on your fitness. The Islamic holy month is marked by iftar invitations,…
Summer fitness: Firming up that tummy
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Summer fitness: Firming up that tummy

While sunbathing on the beach, it’s hard to fight off that persistent body insecurity. Some people fear revealing their bodies,…
Mythbusters: False fitness facts
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Mythbusters: False fitness facts

As a certified fitness instructor, I often come across interesting fitness fallacies that clients and friends of mine wholeheartedly believe…
Drop the diet, lose the weight
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Drop the diet, lose the weight

Trying to decide whether to cut carbs, focus on cabbage or cut solid foods all together? Forget it. The new…
Fruit and vegetable heaven: How I learned to love the urban cleanse
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Fruit and vegetable heaven: How I learned to love the urban cleanse

For those of you who want to lead a healthy lifestyle and lose weight but cringe at the thought of…
The Cookie Diet
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The Cookie Diet

Hollywood's fad dieters have turned to eating cookies to lose weight. The Cookie Diet, which was created in 1975 by…
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