Food & Nutrition
Four Loko a recipe for adolescent disaster
DEAR STRAIGHT TALK: I’m in college and “Simon,” who is over 21, is throwing a New Year’s party. He bought two cases of Four Loko after it was banned and plans to…
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Animal lover’s question ignites passions
DEAR STRAIGHT TALK: I’m an animal lover and try to do what’s right by animals, whether volunteering at a shelter or donating to animal charities. Recently I visited with
Caffeine overdose blues
DEAR STRAIGHT TALK: I’m 16. Does anyone have advice for how to get off caffeine? Every day I need a coffee or energy drink fix, usually more than once. I feel so sluggish without…
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Poor health and lots of it
DEAR STRAIGHT TALK: I’m 20 and just got diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. I’m not even overweight. A friend has something wrong with her thyroid. Another takes high blood pressure…
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Millennial Generation creating a kinder, smarter world—Part I
DEAR READERS: The young people on this panel range from age 12 to 24. They are part of the Millennial Generation, born from 1982- 2001. The most striking thing about “Milllennials” is that they grew…
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Girl piles on pounds, parents at a loss
DEAR STRAIGHT TALK: I’m concerned about my 14-year-old daughter. She is rapidly gaining weight and is now 130 lbs at only 5’1”. She eats obsessively, sometimes hiding…
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Poor health the biggest issue facing teens
DEAR STRAIGHT TALK: I read your column on gray hair in teens (APR 1) and have personally observed the non-stop competitiveness of school, sports, and “always-on”…
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Warm a vegetarian by cooking organic food
Dear Straight Talk: You must help me. I am newly married to a wonderful man who has two daughters in college who are coming here for Thanksgiving. They are both a bit cool to me and I’m feeling… 0 Comments
Food for thought for 2006
Dear Readers: Shall we talk about food? Now that we’re stuffed from the holidays, resolved to go to the gym and start that diet?
In… 0 Comments
Food ads a lot to compete with
Dear Straight Talk: You talk about the media in your column but never how it affects the way kids eat. The average child sees 40,000 commercials a year on television, most of them for candy, soda,… 0 Comments
