America

The American Heart Association say people must cut their sugar intake dramatically. And, you can see why, the typical American diet has three food groups: sugar, saturated fat, and marshmallow cereal! The diet of champions--not really.

In a new report, the AHA claims all this sugar is making Americans fat and setting us up for diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke and cardiovascular disease.

Without a doubt the SAME Café is a unique concept rarely heard of in today's society. In fact, it's the only café (as far as I know) having no prices on the menu, and were customers simply pay what they can afford for the food.

It probably sounds like something out a movie, but in fact you can find this amazing place in Denver. Brad and Libby Birky, who run the café, had previously worked in various shelters and soup kitchens before deciding to take a chance and open the SAME Café.

Analysis of two large-scale studies has shown that Americans today are following less healthy lifestyles than two decades ago - despite an increasing number of public health campaigns.

The Medical University of South Carolina compared the studies, covering the period between 1988 to 2006, and found several indications that lifestyles were becoming less healthy in five key areas.