Month: June 2011
Good News for Sugar Junkies!
Have you heard the good news? With the help of a new research scientists have found that sugar may not have such a big part to play in those bulging body curves of yours. According to the nutritional principle sugars, along with fats and salts, are the types of food which are considered fattening and … Continue reading Good News for Sugar Junkies!
U.S. Increases Sugar Quota for Second Time
NEW YORK—The U.S. government is admitting the bitter truth: The country needs more sugar imports to meet demand this year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture again increased its annual sugar-import quota for the current fiscal year to help offset potential crop shortages in the U.S. and Mexico and said more increases could be on the … Continue reading U.S. Increases Sugar Quota for Second Time
Aimi Eguchi joins other virtual, fictional Japanese pop idols
In the latest move of Japanese pop toward virtual or fictional stars, the newest addition to a Japanese girl group with millions of superfans turns out not to be real. Aimi Eguchi starred in a candy commercial soon after joining the group AKB48, showing off perfectly coiffed hair, proportional features, and touting the candy in a … Continue reading Aimi Eguchi joins other virtual, fictional Japanese pop idols
Chocolate buffet to help residents breathe easier
The 11th annual Chocolate! buffet, a celebration of cocoa and sugar, can help cystic fibrosis sufferers like Sandy Springs resident Drew Dotson celebrate more birthdays. “In the 1950s, nobody made it to elementary school age,” she said. “When I was born 25 years ago, the life expectancy was 16.” Through research funded by the 56-year-old … Continue reading Chocolate buffet to help residents breathe easier