Top 5 Food Stories for Tuesday June 28th, 2011

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1) 5 Diet Rules It's OK to Break (yahoo.com)

We all hear a lot of "rules of thumb" when it comes to dieting, i.e. don't eat after 8pm, don't eat  too many carbs, and many other dos and don'ts (mostly don'ts). Check out this list of 5 diet rules it's OK to break to make you less worried about what you can and can't do when it comes to eating, and maybe it'll help you sleep a little better at night.

2) 10 Things You Can Do With Tomatoes (womenshealth.com)
Is it a fruit or a vegetable? Who cares. Summer is here and tomatoes are in season. Tomatoes are not only good for you, because they prevent certain illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, macular degeneration and cancer due to it's abundance of Lycopene, but it's delicious too. Check out this fun article about 10 things you can do with tomatoes including salsa, gazpacho and more!

3) Top 10 Terrible Side Dishes (menshealth.com)
Side dishes compliment most dishes and sure, they taste very good but are they sabotaging our diet by doubling the amount of calories we eat or are they just making our plates look pretty. Here is a list of the 10 worst side dishes from around the commercial food world that will make you think twice before you decide to order that side of Mac & Cheese the next time you're at the Cheesecake Factory.

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4) A Soda Tax? How About a Potato Tax? (latimes.com)
There is a major tax on cigarettes because they are addictive and bad for our health. So why not tax other addictive substances that are poor for our health? That's what many health advocated and politicians would like to do nationwide as more and more studies find that sugary soft drinks and processed potatoes are the leading cause of the obesity crisis in our country. But is singling out one particular food a good idea? Some experts disagree, what do you think?

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5) TV, Internet Affects Kids' Weight and Sleep (webmd.com)
There is a perfect storm for childhood obesity in today's world, according to researcher Victor Strasburger, MD, which includes too much TV and video games, too many healthy food ads and not enough sleep and exercise. Ever see a healthy food ad on TV? Most of them are for fast food restaurants and sodas which makes impressionable children believe that is part of a normal diet and can lead to food cravings. This interesting and informative article, based on the research of the American Academy of Pediatrics covers how media can negatively influence the health of the nations children and provides tips for parents on how they can combat the effects of media on childhood obesity.