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The Last Ring Ding

Posted on 01/4/2013 by | Movies & TV | Comments

Food | Your LifeEverybody was all upset about the passing of Twinkies when the Hostess baking company went belly-up late last year. But who will mourn the Drake’s Ring Ding? I will. Everyone knows Twinkies will return after the bankruptcy proceedings are through. But no one is betting on anyone resurrecting the Ring Ding (Or Ding Dong, or King Don—aliases by which Ring Dings were sold over the years). I made my final box of Ring Dings last as long as I could, …

Are All Calories Created Equal?

Posted on 06/14/2012 by | Fat to Fit | Comments

Personal HealthFor years, nutritionists told us that all calories are equal. A calorie is a measure, like an inch or a mile, and the measures are constant, even though the kind of food might vary. What we didn’t know until recently is that while the energy in food may be equal in calories, the impact on the human body varies. Calories are indeed equal, but some are utilized differently than others. Some calories are easily converted to fat and stored, while …