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If you enjoy eating ham, bacon, hot dogs or sausages on a daily basis then you may want to consider cutting back. A new study is claiming that 50 grams of processed meat per day can raise the chances of developing bowel cancer. Under their assessment, "processed" means any kind of meat preserved by chemical additives, for example.

Representatives of the World Cancer Research Fund suggest that the safest level of consumption for this type of food is none at all. As far as other cancers are concerned, they don't think there's much of a connection.

Bowel cancer is a big deal over in the UK with it being the third most common type of case. What about red meat though? Well that's considered best in moderation, with researchers suggesting 500 grams or less per week. But it might be harder for some people than others to eliminate processed meat from their nutrition altogether.

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]]>cancerfoodmeatnutritionsausageAdams BriscoeMon, 31 Mar 2008 13:30:00 ESTMoms and toddlers argue 20 times an hourhttp://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/26/moms-and-toddlers-argue-20-times-an-hour/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/26/moms-and-toddlers-argue-20-times-an-hour/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/26/moms-and-toddlers-argue-20-times-an-hour/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Parenting is not easy. Even the best of moms deal with tantrums from toddlers. But would you believe a statistic that says mothers and their young children argue upwards of 20 to 25 times an hour?

It sounds sensational, especially when displayed as a headline. But there's more to this study than a bunch of strife. Researchers watched 60 pairs of moms and toddlers in a lab to try out various conditions that would make the child more prone to having a temper tantrum. The mothers were told to play with their child, but enforce rules that would make him or her likely to argue.

This was done at a little over two years of age. A second phase observed similar situations six months later. The findings reveal that under strenuous circumstances, the number of arguments was up to two dozen on average. However, my only problem with this study is that it's easy to infer round-the-clock temper tantrums. In reality, the scientists purposefully set it up that way. They're quick to note that these conflicts are normal for that age -- it's just interesting to see concrete stats applied to child rearing tendencies.

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]]>arguechildrenkidsparentingparentsstressAdams BriscoeWed, 26 Mar 2008 17:30:00 EST10 of America's healthiest restaurantshttp://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/26/10-of-americas-healthiest-restaurants/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/26/10-of-americas-healthiest-restaurants/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/26/10-of-americas-healthiest-restaurants/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

It's not easy sitting at home and preparing every single meal of the week. Even the people who love to handle their own food may find a day that demands eating out. But where to go? There are so many flawed menus in the food industry that it makes choosing a healthy establishment feel like playing the lottery.

Enter America's top 15 healthiest restaurants as chosen by Health magazine. Some of the eateries may surprise you by being on the list! For example, Denny's brought up the bottom of the pack thanks to their Fit Fare menu featuring items that are 15 grams of fat or less. The editor's pick for their favorite choice off this menu was the Grilled Chicken Breast Salad.

P.F. Chang's also made the cut partly thanks to their carb-free vegetarian lettuce wraps. The other contributing factors were their use of whole grain rice, all-natural chicken, and reduced sodium sauces. These are not the only reasons, but you can bet they're not loading you up with excessive fat and preservatives. Criteria for these restaurants included how they prepared the food, the trans-fat content, portion control and other nutritional factors. Check out the full list for more information and see the other healthy establishments.

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]]>americaeatfoodhealthrestaurantsAdams BriscoeWed, 26 Mar 2008 15:10:00 ESTHappy marriages are good for blood pressurehttp://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/25/happy-marriages-are-good-for-blood-pressure/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/25/happy-marriages-are-good-for-blood-pressure/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/25/happy-marriages-are-good-for-blood-pressure/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Science has shown us in the past that being married has it perks. Those people are more likely to be healthier, and some folks even attribute longevity to their marital status. But a new study shows that being in a happy marriage can keep your blood pressure in check too. Otherwise, you're healthier off being single according to researchers!

Couples who reported a low level of satisfaction, meaning that their relationship could be turbulent, had a higher systolic blood pressure reading than couples that were happy. Those people in a stressed marriage were shown to have blood pressure approaching an unhealthy level.

But a good level of satisfaction helped the blood pressure of those other couples. This seems like common sense to some people, but it's interesting to observe concrete feedback regarding the heart health of stressed individuals. Of course, there's also that one guy who lived to 100 allegedly thanks to staying single (if only he knew that couples who fight together live longer together).

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]]>bloodcoupleshealthmarriagemarriedpressuresingleAdams BriscoeTue, 25 Mar 2008 11:50:00 ESTSugar may have connection to kids' asthmahttp://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/19/sugar-may-have-connection-to-kids-asthma/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/19/sugar-may-have-connection-to-kids-asthma/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/19/sugar-may-have-connection-to-kids-asthma/#commentsFiled under:

It's a fact: most kids love sugar. Candy could be a food group all by itself for young children and teens, which goes a long way in explaining why certain asthmatic symptoms show up when a diet rich in sugar is consumed.

The theory behind the sugar and asthma connection comes from the Nestle Research Center of all places. Not a bad location to try testing this idea! What researchers found was that ingesting lots of sugar results in mucus production and narrowed airways due to inflammation.

In turn, asthmatic wheezing is produced. This priming of the immune system was a hypothesis presented by Dr. Sonja Kierstein. Testing began on mice, which reacted to the sugar much like kids (in other words, they couldn't get enough of it). By the end of the procedure, the sugar-fed mice had twice the airway inflammation as their tested counterparts. If you're interested in reading more, check out the report here.

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]]>asthmabreathingchildrendietkidssugarAdams BriscoeWed, 19 Mar 2008 17:00:00 ESTNew methods to combat nut and milk allergieshttp://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/19/new-methods-to-combat-nut-and-milk-allergies/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/19/new-methods-to-combat-nut-and-milk-allergies/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/19/new-methods-to-combat-nut-and-milk-allergies/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

For people with potentially fatal food allergies, every day brings with it a challenge to watch what they eat (or come in contact with). More kids seem to developing peanut allergies for example. In the past half-decade, cases of this nut reaction have risen 35 percent. But there's hope that these allergies can be lessened through new methods of combating their effects.

One example for peanut allergy sufferers has children taking a small dose of the peanut protein -- under a doctor's supervision of course. This has been shown to help mitigate the severity of reactions if peanuts are accidentally consumed. It's called oral immunotherapy and the treatment has helped grow their tolerance.

Even though over two million school kids have such allergies, there's hope that through more studies and treatments doctors may be able to curb the reactions altogether! Will we see a pill that can cure allergies someday? Maybe not, but if this research has any implications, then we may not be far away from a reality close to it.

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]]>allergenallergiesallergymilknutpeanutAdams BriscoeWed, 19 Mar 2008 16:00:00 ESTDoctor urges people to recognize web addictionhttp://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/19/doctor-urges-people-to-recognize-web-addiction/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/19/doctor-urges-people-to-recognize-web-addiction/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/19/doctor-urges-people-to-recognize-web-addiction/#commentsFiled under: ,

Compulsive text messaging, urges to get online and surf the web, cravings to play video games... What do all of these activities have in common? They're practices people do on the Internet, and one doctor says psychiatrists should recognize it as a bona fide mental illness.

Technology certainly has made things easier to get work done. But it can also be a great distraction to "unplug" from the rest of the world. After all, have you ever looked at your watch and gotten online to check your email, only to realize hours have passed in what seemed like minutes? Making time fly is one thing, but a doctor from the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland says this habit can be taken a step further to addiction.

According to Dr. Block, getting hooked on the web has all the same traits of a typical "offline" addiction: withdrawal and tolerance and requiring more time to get the same satisfaction, for example. He also says that 86 percent of Internet addicts have other mental illnesses -- so I'm wondering if those traits contribute to this computer-aided dependency. Either way, it'll be interesting to see if psychiatrists diagnose "web addiction" in the future.

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]]>addictaddictioncomputersinternetwebAdams BriscoeWed, 19 Mar 2008 15:00:00 ESTAre there carcinogens in organic products?http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/19/are-there-carcinogens-in-organic-products/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/19/are-there-carcinogens-in-organic-products/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/19/are-there-carcinogens-in-organic-products/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Just when you thought companies would start producing more natural, organic products as a result of widespread distaste for excessive additives, news comes out that certain "organic" brands actually contain a dangerous carcinogen. Dioxane is a chemical byproduct of a method used by companies to make harsh products feel more soft.

What kind of products are we talking about here? Shampoos and lotions that go directly on the body, just to name a couple. These personal care items are not supposed to be used if they're seeking USDA certification. So the problem is that these uncertified products are still being sold, even without the blessing of the USDA.

According to this post, kidney, neurological and respiratory damage is also known to be caused by dioxane. Think it stops there? The organic products using the compound could also be considered a groundwater contaminant. I'm not sure exactly how "organic" products like this become so dangerous, but I sure wouldn't want to pay for a known carcinogen to lather up my hair with. For a list of these brands, check them out here.

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]]>cancerorganicproductsAdams BriscoeWed, 19 Mar 2008 13:30:00 ESTSweet dreams: Americans are actually getting sleep!http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/18/sweet-dreams-americans-are-actually-getting-sleep/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/18/sweet-dreams-americans-are-actually-getting-sleep/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/18/sweet-dreams-americans-are-actually-getting-sleep/#commentsFiled under: , ,

You've heard the news and seen the headlines. Apparently us Americans are walking zombies getting less and less sleep every year. This is what organizations such as The Sleep Foundation will lead you to believe. But a study out of the University of Maryland counters this argument saying that citizens in the USA are actually getting plenty of sleep.

Whereas the myth of sleep deprivation claims we're getting less than seven hours of shut eye, the UM research says Americans are getting a healthy dose of eight hours. Why the discrepancy? Well interestingly enough, it may have more to do with funding than results.

The Sleep Foundation gets its money partly from pharmaceutical companies that manufacture sleep aids. See the connection? The University of Maryland, however, funded its research using tax dollars. Not only that, but the myth is dispelled using far more numbers -- there was a difference in over 30,000 individuals between the two surveys. It just goes to show you that not everything you see in the media is 100 percent accurate!

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]]>americanshabitspatternssleepworkAdams BriscoeTue, 18 Mar 2008 17:00:00 ESTTeens and screens: Time spent is sometimes 40 hourshttp://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/18/teens-and-screens-time-spent-is-sometimes-40-hours/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/18/teens-and-screens-time-spent-is-sometimes-40-hours/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/18/teens-and-screens-time-spent-is-sometimes-40-hours/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

For the parents out there: do your children spend a lot of time in front of a screen most of the day? If you have teenagers (or happen to be one) then "screen time" is another term for "hobby." I played sports as a kid, but even back then I tried to absorb video games and TV like a sponge. Well according to Canadian researchers, some teenagers spend as much time in front of a screen as it takes to be employed in a full-time job.

That's in the ballpark of 40 hours per week. Over a thousand teens were studied for half a decade beginning in 1999 to assess habits related to watching TV, playing games, and using computers. Collectively, this was known as screen time.

Guys are the big offenders, over half of whom absorbed over 40 hours in total time spent in front of a screen. Only about a quarter of the girls spent that much time soaking up the technology. It's always interesting to see connections like this drawn, even if they refer to teens of a different region. Judging by activities back in the States, things are not drastically dissimilar over here.

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]]>gamesscreenteenagersteenstimetvvideovideogamesAdams BriscoeTue, 18 Mar 2008 16:30:00 ESTOur desks could be making us sickhttp://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/18/our-desks-could-be-making-us-sick/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/18/our-desks-could-be-making-us-sick/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/18/our-desks-could-be-making-us-sick/#commentsFiled under: ,

If someone told you that desks (like the one you're probably using right now) have more germs and bugs than bathrooms... would you believe it? I wouldn't have fallen for it before reading this article. Researchers say our desks could accommodate as much 400 times the amount of germs than a restroom.

It's no wonder we work ourselves into sick symptoms -- it could actually be our desk causing the problem! Even though our world is filled with all kinds of microscopic organisms, the place at which you sit and work for hours of the day harbors germs that can make you ill.

Millions of bacteria cover the surface of your desktop. While it's not grounds for hosing it down or living in a bubble, if you engage in other activities like eating or putting on makeup, then it's more likely to trap and spread sick-causing germs. In fact, experts recommend wiping the desk down once at the end of every day with disinfectant wipes. After all, it could make the difference against a small weekend head cold. But who is more at risk for dirtier desks: men or women?

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]]>bugsdeskdesksillsickworkAdams BriscoeTue, 18 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EST10 Ways to curb your cravingshttp://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/18/10-ways-to-curb-your-cravings/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/18/10-ways-to-curb-your-cravings/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/18/10-ways-to-curb-your-cravings/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Craving your favorite food can destroy an otherwise successful diet. Ever spent the evening grazing through the kitchen for a sleeve of Oreos? These type of cravings can bring on the guilt later, especially if you are trying to stick to that New Year's resolution to lose weight. Here are 10 ways to combat those urges and stay on track.

One that I've heard of before works really great: try snacking on walnuts, almonds or peanuts to satiate an appetite. Nuts are filling and have a lot of protein. So if you're overwhelmed with an appeal to eat ice cream, cookies or other comfort foods, then try getting a handful of these little craving-killers.

Here's another insanely great tip: brush your teeth! Get your mouth clean by using mouthwash or a random brushing so that it'll make you want to keep it fresh. After all, Oreos don't do much for a clean smile. And of course an occasional indulgence goes a long way to help curb cravings. It's never 100 percent easy to swear off your favorite food (if it's out of your diet plan), but by consuming it once or twice a week it becomes a treat! These are just a few ways, so check out the rest here.

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]]>cravingsfoodnutritiontipswaysAdams BriscoeTue, 18 Mar 2008 13:25:00 ESTFight chronic pain with boot camphttp://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/17/fight-chronic-pain-with-boot-camp/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/17/fight-chronic-pain-with-boot-camp/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/17/fight-chronic-pain-with-boot-camp/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Chronic pain is something that millions of people deal with every day of their lives. According to this article, over 30 billion dollars were spent on sore necks and backs alone in 2005. But often times doctor visits and pills don't do the trick. It can be like taking a medication lottery for pain, hoping that the next prescription will bring relief.

But what if someone could enroll in a four week "boot camp" that trains the body to mitigate the chronic pain caused by his or her body's system going haywire? It doesn't cure the pain, but it allows for the person to address its unrelenting nature and helps them combat the ever-present discomfort.

Patients of this boot camp are taught to move and exercise in ways that address biological, psychological and social elements of chronic pain. They're also seen by professionals to guide them: a physician, an occupational therapist, a physical therapist, a biofeedback therapist, a clinical psychologist and a movement specialist all lend their expertise. One women who partook in the program was able to take her first ballet class in over a year thanks to the regimen. It may be pricey, but some people may be willing to foot the bill if it means less pain!

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]]>bootcampchronichelppainrelieftipsAdams BriscoeMon, 17 Mar 2008 18:00:00 EST17 Ways to wake up feeling more refreshedhttp://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/17/17-ways-to-wake-up-feeling-more-refreshed/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/17/17-ways-to-wake-up-feeling-more-refreshed/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/17/17-ways-to-wake-up-feeling-more-refreshed/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Given a choice, many of us would probably rather live by the snooze button than drag ourselves out of bed every morning. Starting the day fresh and fully awake is hard! People consume coffee by the gallons just to try and get it kicking. But getting a routine down for waking up refreshed isn't as hard as it seems (especially on Mondays).

That's where this list comes in: check out 17 ways to wake up feeling fresh in the morning. Some are a no brainer (don't eat before bed, use the bathroom, etc.). But others can really point you in the right direction for better sleep at night which can lead to even better mornings. An example is to get up right away upon waking. This is a lot easier said than done sometimes!

The tip came from a Buddhist master, according to the author. Instead of rolling over and hitting the snooze button six times, get up immediately so that your body doesn't slow back down. Another great tip is to sleep with the window cracked. We breathe out a lot of carbon dioxide when we hit the sack. This stuff is generally considered best on the outside rather than in, so there's no point in letting it pool up in your room at night. Crack a window just enough to let your room air itself out, so things stay fresh all night until the morning! More great ways to wake up better can be found here.

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]]>morningssleeptipswaking upAdams BriscoeMon, 17 Mar 2008 17:30:00 ESTDo fish hold the cure for cancer?http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/17/do-fish-hold-the-cure-for-cancer/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/17/do-fish-hold-the-cure-for-cancer/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/17/do-fish-hold-the-cure-for-cancer/#commentsFiled under: ,

Like many people, I wasn't aware that fish were less prone to developing cancer than land-dwelling organisms such as ourselves. But it turns out that after 400 million years, these critters under the sea have grown to avoid the disease with a nearly perfect track record.

This has lead to researchers trying to figure out why fish are so darn capable of not getting it. Even after being directly exposed to carcinogens that should have provoked cancerous growth, they remain unharmed. Scientists don't know why this is the case, but there's hope that the answer to their immunity can be applied to humans in the future.

Researchers have been testing various elements of their immune system to try and pinpoint the secret. Once the blood samples get tested and the results are tallied, we may be able to figure out how to apply their genetic strengths to the fight against cancer! Who knows if fish DNA can contribute to the cure, but it would be awesome to find an organism capable of teaching us more. We'll keep an eye on this for future developments.

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]]>cancerfishresearchstudiesstudyAdams BriscoeMon, 17 Mar 2008 17:00:00 ESTWine hurts the brain more than beerhttp://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/17/wine-hurts-the-brain-more-than-beer/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/17/wine-hurts-the-brain-more-than-beer/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/17/wine-hurts-the-brain-more-than-beer/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Women drinkers may have something to lament from now on, if they buy into this new research that is! According to psychiatrists, wine causes more damage to the brain in comparison to beer. The study shows that this affects the hippocampus area for women more predominantly than men.

Wine has been touted as a beneficial drink for health reasons, so this could be seen as a bummer for people (particularly women) who may often indulge with a glass. So how exactly does it hurt the brain anyway? Researchers were able to study the brain and assess the shrinkage that this type of alcohol helped contribute to.

The hippocampus was shown to be 10 percent smaller in those who drank wine than the drinkers who preferred spirits and beer. However, I think it's worth taking this study with a grain of salt because the way they got these results was by comparing diagnosed alcoholics to healthy brains. So in other words, this references alcohol dependence and not necessarily people who are moderate drinkers. That's not to say a smaller scale association can't be made, but it's not worth panicking over.

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]]>alcoholbeerbraindrinkdrinkingwineAdams BriscoeMon, 17 Mar 2008 15:35:00 ESTOne day we could use a hypertension vaccinehttp://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/08/one-day-we-could-use-a-hypertension-vaccine/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/08/one-day-we-could-use-a-hypertension-vaccine/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/08/one-day-we-could-use-a-hypertension-vaccine/#commentsFiled under: ,

People with high blood pressure will love this news: Researchers have just wrapped up a study on a high blood pressure vaccine that would only need to be given two or three times a year. This medication would combat hypertension more effectively than regular drugs, and wouldn't keep you popping pills so frequently.

A vaccine to fix high blood pressure seems far-fetched. But what they've discovered is a method to block a receptor that contributes to hypertension. The results were good! Even though some people experienced flu-like symptoms initially, the vaccine did lower blood pressure.

For patients who have trouble remembering to take medicine every day, or find their current treatment inadequate, this could be a huge breakthrough when it becomes available. Of course, they'll have to roll out a larger-scale study using more people, but let's hope we see this before too long!

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]]>bloodfuturemedicinepressurevaccineAdams BriscoeSat, 08 Mar 2008 15:30:00 ESTFuture Tech: computers that can read your mindhttp://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/08/future-tech-computers-that-can-read-your-mind/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/08/future-tech-computers-that-can-read-your-mind/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/08/future-tech-computers-that-can-read-your-mind/#commentsFiled under: ,

We may be getting closer to HAL 9000 before too long. Scientists have tested a computer which can accurately predict what you are looking at 90 percent of the time. In the study, the system was able to tell what people were seeing just by watching test subjects' brain patterns.

By exposing people to various stock photography, the computer literally "got to know" the person. After it learned a little about how they reacted when seeing fruit, for example, it could simply watch their brains later and tell the next time that person was seeing fruit.

Even if it was a different photo, it could predict what they were looking at. This could be a building block to construct systems capable of reading people's mind in more advanced ways later on. Wouldn't it be neat to peer into dreams at night? We may be able to do exactly that in the future!

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]]>brainbrain wavescomputerimagingmrireadingAdams BriscoeSat, 08 Mar 2008 13:25:00 ESTIf actors can smoke, everyone can act!http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/07/if-actors-can-smoke-everyone-can-act/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/07/if-actors-can-smoke-everyone-can-act/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/07/if-actors-can-smoke-everyone-can-act/#commentsFiled under: ,

Bars and other hot night attractions in Minnesota have found a loophole to get around the smoking ban that was rolled out last year. According to the legislation passing the ban, nobody can smoke in these public areas... unless you're an actor.

This is for stage performances, and patrons must be told beforehand that an "actor" will be lighting up. Well, to garner more traffic, over two dozen bars have rolled out Theater Nights where customers show up in costumes to become actors for the evening. Essentially, the bars are hosting their own plays using the public as an acting crew!

Needless to say, the Department of Health doesn't take kindly the idea. They're about to slap these establishments with fines as high as $10,000. But bar owners say they were struggling before and that these "theater nights" provide them with huge sales. Even if it means exploiting a loophole in the system, they want to be able to act and smoke. It's a clever idea -- no doubt about it! However it's going to be interesting to see how long they can keep it up.

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]]>actactingbansmokesmokingAdams BriscoeFri, 07 Mar 2008 15:45:00 ESTWhat's your nutrition IQ?http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/06/whats-your-nutrition-iq/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/06/whats-your-nutrition-iq/http://www.thatsfit.com/2008/03/06/whats-your-nutrition-iq/#commentsFiled under: ,

Does your head spin every time you think about what you should or should not be eating to get this or that result? With so many dieting fads, scientific breakthroughs and general rules of thumb, getting a proper nutrition can leave you nibbling on a piece of cardboard. But if you're interested in good 'ol nutritional facts, check out this "IQ Test" of health to learn a few new things if you didn't already know them!

For example, do you know which nutrient Americans receive less of than any other? It's vitamin E, and over 90 percent of us don't get enough of it in our diets. Almonds and other leafy green vegetables are a good source for this missing element.

True or False: Fat-free dairy foods contain less calcium than the full-fat variety... Itching to know the answer? That statement is false! In fact, according to the quiz, less fattening versions of milk contain 30 milligrams more calcium. Why? Because fat doesn't contain this nutrient and when taken out, the volume of calcium-containing milk goes up! Check out the full article here for more questions and answers.

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]]>factsiqnutritiontipsAdams BriscoeThu, 06 Mar 2008 15:30:00 EST