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High Fructose Corn Syrup: A Food to Completely Avoid to Stay Healthy

High Fructose Corn Syrup: A Food to Completely Avoid to Stay Healthy

The FDA and the USDA claim to have our best intentions in mind, but they lack in fully educating people about the foods that they should and should not be eating.

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Obama Inauguration Shows Climate Change a Top Priority Over the Next 4 Years

Obama Inauguration Shows Climate Change a Top Priority Over the Next 4 Years

During second terms, presidents consider what legacy their time in office will leave. It is clear Obama has marked environmental issues as a top priority over the next four years.

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Climate Change: Why Do Most Americans Think It's Not a Threat In Their Lifetimes?

Climate Change: Why Do Most Americans Think It's Not a Threat In Their Lifetimes?

A recent Gallup poll shows just 58% of Americans are worried about climate change. We need more than just awareness of climate change: we need a movement.

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Why All Americans Are to Blame For High Gas Prices

Why All Americans Are to Blame For High Gas Prices

Until the country wakes up and starts to demand a new sustainable energy policy that will make America the leaders of tomorrow, we should start getting used to paying $5 a gallon.

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GOP Takes Climate Change Denial Too Far: N.C. Bill Tries to Make Climate Science Illegal

GOP Takes Climate Change Denial Too Far: N.C. Bill Tries to Make Climate Science Illegal

While the the Republican party is no stranger to denying climate change science, they've never gone this far before.

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Saturated Fat is Not Bad For Your Brain, and You've Been Lied to

Saturated Fat is Not Bad For Your Brain, and You've Been Lied to

Contrary to recent claims in the news, saturated fat isn't bad for your brain. And it might even be beneficial.

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Did Humans Really Evolve From Rats?

Did Humans Really Evolve From Rats?

A new study links human evolution all the way back to the first placenta-bearing mammals: the rat.

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McDonald's Adds Calorie Count Info to its Menu, Only To Tell You its Burgers are 790 Calories of Pure Fat

McDonald's Adds Calorie Count Info to its Menu, Only To Tell You its Burgers are 790 Calories of Pure Fat

Though the fast food chain has opted to voluntarily add nutrition information to its menu, don't expect it to become a destination for healthy dining.

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