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Hitchens leads Zips in second-half comeback
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Seven players added to Tribe’s 40-man roster
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Holmgren expresses interest in Browns position
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Kent State blown out in second half, loses to Temple 47-13
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Gameblog: Cavs vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Buckeye Blogging:
OSU – Michigan college football rivals meet in Baghdad
Varsity Letters:
Four area football teams play tonight
All Da King's Men:
Headed For Disaster
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Will Health Care Reform Pass?
Akron Law Café:
Health Care Financing Reform: (69) The Brookings Institute Study on "Bending the Curve" – Four General Strategies
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Vintage Chic
Car Chase:
TIME TO GET YOUR COLLECTOR CARS WINTERIZED
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Silverdome Potentially SOLD!
Ohio Travels with Betty:
George is looking for a Thanksgiving buffet in Akron.
Sound Check:
Steely Dan Plays "The Royal Scam" at E.J. Thomas Hall
HRLite House:
Colloquium at University of Akron
Akron Gamer:
Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go
By Gwen Schoen
McClatchy Newspapers
Published on Tuesday, Apr 22, 2008
Here's a quiz based on nutrition updates in the March issue Cooking Light magazine.
1. Although avocados are high in fat, it's monounsaturated, which helps lower LDL (bad cholesterol) and raise HDL (good cholesterol).
True or false?
2. According to government guidelines, daily intake of saturated fat should be less than 10 percent of your diet.
True or false?
3. When an item says low fat on the label, it has 3 grams of fat or less.
True or false?
4. Your body can do just fine on a completely fat-free diet.
True or false?
5. If a label says trans-fat-free, it contains no trans fat at all.
True or false?
6. Only colorful vegetables contain nutritional benefits.
True or false?
7. Most Americans get ample amounts of vitamin E in their diets.
True or false?
8. Good sources of vitamin E are oils, nuts and green leafy vegetables.
True or false?
9. Low-fat dairy products have less calcium than full-fat versions.
True or false?
10. Breakfast cereal is generally low in sodium.
True or false?
Answers: 1, true. 2, true. 3, true. 4, false. Your body needs dietary fat to process some vitamins. 5, false. 6, false. 7, false. 8, true. 9, false. 10, false.
Here's a quiz based on nutrition updates in the March issue Cooking Light magazine.
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