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USA! USA! Happy 4th, everyone.
Keep plugging away - shall we look in on you in another couple of hundred years, see how you're doing? :wink: NO EVIDENCE OF MERMAIDS, SAYS US GOVERNMENT There is no evidence that mermaids exist, a US government scientific agency has said. The National Ocean Service made the unusual declaration in response to public…
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That Chocolate-Makes-You-Thin story, again
Yes, folks, it's that old chestnut, the chocolate-makes-you-thin extravaganza. Must be silly season. This quote says all that needs to be said about this article: "According to the researchers, there is only one chance in a hundred that their findings could be explained by chance alone." And here it is.…
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Finely Textured Beef Product
AKA "Pink Slime". Precisely as revolting as it sounds. Don't read this if you're having your lunch. :sick: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17393376
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The most patronising food advice you'll ever read
This is from our employee assistance firm's monthly newsletter. This month it seems they want us to get healthy, so eat well, don't smoke and sleep enough. No you-know-what, Sherlock. It's written down to a reading age of approximately ten, so try and stop the rage rising as you read this utterly turgid, regurgitated,…
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Healthy eating campaign makes Britons want to die younger
THE latest government healthy eating campaign has made UK citizens feel okay about dying soon. Change4Life deploys a combination of drool-proof recipe cards, simplistic, colourful drawings of fruit and Ainsley Harriott's rictus death-grin. The literature is also peppered with quotes like 'this healthy dish is perfect for…
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Hurricane Katia
I've just received this from our travel people: "Hurricane Katia is currently located about 450 miles south of Bermuda. She has become a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 135 mph with higher gusts. It is forecasted that some fluctuations in…
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Zeitgeist London Playlist
The trouble seems to be dying down and the chavs hopefully choosing to stay in and stop shaming us to the rest of the world. We've followed @RiotCleanUp, we've turned up with brooms to help people sort out the mess, we've rallied round and helped out those worst affected. So how about a playlist for London's recent unrest?…
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Snacking clue to obesity epidemic
From Auntie: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13948071 Or should that be "Bears clue to woodland excrement epidemic"... :noway:
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"Apple shape" heart risk doubts
OK my lovely people, what do we all think about this? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12702227 It's been the received wisdom for as long as I can remember that being an "apple" puts one at greater risk of heart disease, and here comes the Lancet casting doubt. Which is good, right? It shows that science is prepared to…
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Hangover plus exercise equals... what?
This morning I'm nursing a rather fine hangover. Went out with work last night, up the London Eye, which is brilliant by the way, especially as they served us wine on board. So I had 3 glasses - 2 white an a red. Then off for dinner at Las Iguanas on the South Bank, where along with some food I also had a Long Island Iced…
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Cardio exercises - knee free!
Hello all I seem to have done something to my right knee while overdoing it on a stepper machine, making it a good idea to lay off it for a couple of days until it sorts itself out. In the meantime, can anyone recommend any cardio activities that don't involve running or stepping or - basically - using my knees? Grateful…
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How much is a cup of water?
Hello all I'm a little confused (doesn't take much!) over how much water is meant by a "cup" - does anyone know? For instance, I've just had a pint of water but don't know how many cups that translates to. Also I don't know if MFP is referring to "cups" as in "drinking cups" or as in the American cooking measure of a "cup"…
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Hello...
Hi everyone, I'm Vicky, I joined here a while back then let it go, so now I'm back. This time I've done it properly (I think) by actually weighing myself and entering it, and making a ticker - that was fun! So now I'm posting, and anyone who wants to can see my weight. Parp. The picture is what I looked like a long time…
