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Deep Fried Food May Increase Prostate Cancer Risk

Eating deep-fried foods such as French fries, fried chicken and doughnuts at least once a week is associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer, according to a study by investigators at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Continue reading »

 

Can We Count on Restaurant Calorie Counts?

A new study found that restaurant calorie counts may vary.

 

An examination of the calorie content of food from about 40 fast-food and sit-down restaurants in 3 states finds that overall the stated calories of items on the menus of the restaurants are accurate, although there was substantial inaccuracy for some individual foods, with understated calorie figures for those items with lower calorie contents, according to a study in the July 20 issue of JAMA.

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