We like it sweet. Too sweet - and I can't help wondering how our obsession with sweetness is tied to our expanding waists.

Food mega-giant Kraft recently scored a hit in China with Oreos cookies - but not the kind that Americans eat. According to the Wall Street Journal: "Kraft learned that traditional Oreos were too sweet for Chinese tastes".

So they reformulated the flavor - and Oreos are now the No 1 cookie in China.

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Eggs are in the news again. Is it good news this time or bad news?

Well--it's both. Yet again, eggs are confusing us all by being nutritious, but associated with certain health risks.

According to recent studies, the news looks good if you're a woman trying to avoid breast cancer; not quite so good if you're a middle aged man who eats more than one a day.

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Yahoo news is touting the benefits of big hips and butt: "A type of fat that accumulates around the hips and bottom may actually offer some protection against diabetes".

Unfortunately the result has only been examined in mice.

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This is a guest post from Kerry McLeod of eBrandAid.

It seems that juice manufacturers are capitalizing on our culture's obsession with weight by putting their juices on a "diet!" Just walk down any juice aisle and find many of your favorite juices in low-calorie, sugar-free varieties.

We're all looking to cut calories - but are these emaciated juices sacrificing nutrition for fewer calories?

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This photo was taken in Kentucky, USA.

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This is a guest post from Cari Corbet-Owen

May 6th may not be as big as May 11th - Mother's Day - but I predict it's a day that will grow in importance. May 6th is International No Diet Day. It's history? It was started 16 years ago in the dining room of Mary Evans, the British director for Diet Breakers.

While it might have had very modest beginnings - it's a day that is growing in significance and is now celebrated in countries in the Southern Hemisphere like Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. And in the Northern Hemisphere in England, Norway, Russia, Canada and of course the USA. Supporters wear a light blue ribbon.

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The No-S Diet is the simplest diet I've ever come across. It has just three rules:

• No snacks


• No seconds


• No sweets

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Is it time to chalk one up for the old wives and their tales? Maybe, according to a British study - the first of its kind to draw a link between dietary habits and the sex of baby. Here's what the study found:

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No, it's not just your imagination: men eat more meat than women do. And women consume more fruits and vegetables than the guys.

But who eats the most eggs? Yogurt? Oysters? And who is at most risk for food-borne illness? A recent population survey of 14,000 American adults had at least a few surprises.

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