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The first time my friend and fellow food blogger Fernanda mentioned wanting to make a Portuguese salt cod stew, I was skeptical. (Though given how well Fernanda’s salmon fish stew had turned out what was I thinking?) Salt cod isn’t one of those easily-found-in-the-supermarket items. For hundreds of years codfish preserved in salt may [...]

Treadmill Desks appear to be growing popularity. The TrekDesk takes it one step further with the addition of an exercise ball.
At first I thought these things seemed rather gimmicky. However I’m beginning to notice more aches and pains from sitting in an office all day.
I seriously wonder how difficult it would be to type at [...]

There has been much talk lately about the obesity epidemic which is sweeping the world, and the ensuing panic has resulted in an avalanche of books and articles packed with ideas about why we are growing larger and what we can do about it.
As a physician struggling with making sense of all this over the [...]

Congratulations America, you are no longer the heavyweight champions of the world.
The obesity rate of the US is currently at 25%. However - according to a new report - another country now has an obesity rate of 26%.
Who is it?
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