Pregnant Angelina Jolie’s bizarre candlelit diet is worrying her lover Brad Pitt. Angelina, who is believed to be expecting twins with Brad, has reportedly sparked health concerns after embarking on a low-fat organic diet and refusing to eat in well-lit rooms.

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Plagued by acne? Then you’ve probably wondered whether eating junk food gives you spots. Until now, the accepted thinking was that this was a myth, the sort of wishy-washy warning that a mother might resort to in an attempt to encourage her teenage children to eat more healthily. Before you grab a bag of crisps, however, it is worth noting the results of a study published recently in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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AS the market keeps torturing us, many people say the problem is fallout from the losses in subprime mortgages.

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Since uncooked fish carries with it the risk for parasites, visit sushi restaurants that serve only previously frozen or cooked fish. A sushi chef combines pieces of fish, vegetables and sometimes mayonnaise or sauce on dried seaweed, rolls it up and cuts into pieces, usually four to six pieces per order. White rice is usual, although you may be able to find brown rice in some restaurants. Depending on the size of the roll, you’ll usually get about a half-cup to one cup of rice per roll, or one to two servings (100 calories per serving). Fish can be very lean, like abalone or flounder, or fattier (and healthy, too) such as tuna, salmon and mackerel.

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Healthy or not healthy? Not a simple question these days. While you’re aware banana splits and double bacon cheeseburgers are not the best choices when watching your waistline, some foods you least suspect can also be troublemakers.

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As we’re in the season of “new year, new you” — thousands of weight loss seekers throw down the nutritional gauntlet and commit to losing weight. Some will resort to ineffective, dangerous diets that are harmful to their bodies.

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The power of fashion is often overlooked. How you look to others entirely depends on what you wear and how you wear it. Having good manners and a pleasing appearance are the most important characteristics you can posses in making good impressions.

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Food is love. Food is comfort. What Grandma didn’t tell us and probably didn’t know: Food is also sex. Certain consumables can light up your lovemaking. For the record, I’m not talking about the so-called aphrodisiacs that resemble human genitalia, such as oysters and figs.

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The types of food you eat, and your overall dietary pattern, can affect your blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and blood sugar levels, as well as your likelihood of becoming obese - all risk factors for heart disease.

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If you are overweight, you are probably guilty of having bad eating and exercise habits. The only way to change these routine behaviors is to recognize them and start making the adjustments needed to break them. It may not be easy, because breaking a bad habit never is, but it will be worth it. Keep reading to uncover a few diet tips to help you avoid sabotaging your weight loss plan.

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