Fast Food Lower Cholesterol News
Is your lunchtime salad less healthy than a Big Mac or a Mars Bar?
Every day millions of workersl buy a ready-made salad for their lunch. But, alarmingly, in many instances their ‘healthy’ choice is anything but — and they’d be better off opting for a greasy burger.
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Community briefs
Jefferson County Fair and Rodeo continues throughSunday
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Bariatric surgery: When dieting and exercising don't work, some seek out a surgical solution to their weight problems
Anita Gonzalez was not overweight as a child, but as an adult, she found herself at 320 pounds and unable to lose the weight on her own. That's when she started looking into bariatric surgery. In the past two years, she has lost about 150 pounds.
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Egg farming: Industrial vs. organic
In the wake of an outbreak that has left an estimated 1,300 people sick with salmonella infections, and the recall of more than half a billion eggs, a debate is brewing over whether modern farming methods pose a health risk.
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Shark fin is out for China
HONG KONG — When Steven Leung and Sylvia Cheung celebrated their nuptials in this southern Chinese financial center recently, they lavished their guests with one sumptuous dish after another — bird nest soup, lobster, abalone.
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