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Recipes for Health: Baked Large Limas With Spinach and Feta	7/29/2010 8:20 PM
This Greek-inspired dish makes a hearty meal rich in nutritious spinach.
U.S. Stalls in Its Push to Limit Food Ads Aimed at Children	7/26/2010 3:50 PM
An effort to forge tougher advertising standards that favor healthful products has hit industry opposition.
Personal Best: With This Rinse, Performance Improves	7/19/2010 2:59 PM
A carbohydrate solution that doesn’t even have to be swallowed gives athletes a boost, exercise scientists find.
Baseball Players Join First Lady to Fight Obesity	7/20/2010 11:08 PM
Thirty television and 30 radio spots, customized for each Major League Baseball team, will encourage children to become active.
Patient Money: Losing Weight the Smartphone Way, With a Nutritionist in Your Pocket	7/17/2010 12:20 AM
Many experts and consumers are excited about the new weight-loss apps available for iPhone, BlackBerry and other smartphones.
Big City: In New York, Getting Thin by Riding the Subway	7/16/2010 9:59 PM
Good news for New Yorkers: A study points to public transit’s role in staving off obesity.
Hungry Girl Offers a Real Take on Diet Foods	7/14/2010 9:21 AM
Lisa Lillien — also known as Hungry Girl — sends out an e-mail newsletter to almost a million subscribers, offering a sweet moment of pleasure in the daily slog of dieting.
Vital Signs: Childhood: Obesity in Young Subjects Drops in Study	7/12/2010 10:40 PM
Sixth graders who participated in a school-based health program were less obese by eighth grade than a group of similar children who did not.
Noticed: Too Much Red Bull? Relaxation Drinks For Sale	7/3/2010 10:50 PM
“Relaxation shots” claim to undo the very buzz caffeinated drinks were designed to deliver.
Vital Signs: Exercise: Bicycling to Keep Off Extra Pounds	6/29/2010 8:48 AM
Riding for exercise may help women who put on extra pounds during their 30s and 40s, a study says.