You Are What You Eat and Fast Food Obesity Rise
The article links fast food to rising obesity, noting a single meal can exceed daily calorie needs. It cites McDonald’s fries and shakes as examples, discusses portion growth since the 1970s, and quotes dietitian Cyndi Catts on overestimation of fruit and vegetable intake and underestimation of meat portions. It highlights Americans eating out four to five times weekly and calls for awareness of portion control.
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McDonal’s
America
Cyndi Catts
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
Catts
Restau
McDonald's
GOP solons battle budget in South Carolina lottery dispute
Rep James Roland Smith of Warrenville surveys the state budget as Aiken County delegates note the D C Education Lottery has surpassed projections. Lawmakers expected 193 million dollars this year, six months in. A Smith budget provision would earmark excess lottery funds for education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Roland Smith
R. Warrenville
Aiken County
Aiken
Republican Club
D.C
S.C. House
Pip Love
Court Allows Maine Drug Price Plan to Proceed
The Supreme Court ruled that a state may pursue lowering prescription drug costs for the poor and uninsured. In a narrow decision, justices indicated drug makers failed to show why Maine’s Rx program should be blocked, leaving final merits undecided while hinting broad implications for potential similar programs nationwide.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Maine
John Paul Stevens
Predicted Atlantic season could bring six to nine hurricanes
Government forecasters predict a busier than normal Atlantic hurricane season with six to nine hurricanes and two to four major storms. Factors include warmer ocean temperatures and a 70 percent chance La Nina develops this summer. The season runs June 1 to November 30 with 11 to 15 tropical storms expected.
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Miami
James Manoney
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Equator
United States
Understanding millage rates made simple in South Carolina
Senior writer Philip Lord explains millage rates, how a mill equals one thousandth of assessed value, and how owner occupied, rental, and industrial properties are taxed. Using Aiken County figures, a $100,000 home at 4 percent yields $4,000 assessed value. with millage at 66.3, taxes adjust, and Homestead Exemption for seniors changes the bill. Aiken County and City of Aiken officials note mill values and potential tax increases under proposed budgets.
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Aiken County
Terry Bodiford
Bodiford
Auterea
Clay Killian
Aiken
Killian
City of
Roger LeDuc
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Cyndi Cats
Dietitian
Gop Solons
Philip Lord
Smith
GOP
Senate
Philip Lord Senior
South Carolina
Beatford
Newue
Ce Sr
Ak Aken Ban Te
Chamber of Commerce
Snars
Iain
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