Chick lit may harm self esteem via body image in readers
A Virginia Tech study rewrites passages from Emily Giffin and Laura Jensen Walker novels to test how size descriptions affect female readers' self view. Results show lighter characters feel less attractive and more weight concerns, while heavier portrayals alter confidence. Also notes drone politics and a toy RQ-1 model controversy tied to Amazon.
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Virginia Tech
Emily Giffin
Laura Jensen Walker
Crabby snacks and homemades headline food list
Food section highlights crabby snacks and homemades while lifestyle and health topics cover gender expectations and fresh versus frozen choices. The page also questions if Quvenzhane Wallis is too young to win an Oscar and features style coverage on snakeskin nail polish.
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Feet Reveal Health Clues From Nails to Nerves
Cleo Fleming shares how foot ailments signal broader health issues from diabetes to heart problems. Doctors advise examining skin, nails, pulses, swelling, and nerve function, noting diabetes risks with leg ulcers and poor nutrition can worsen infections while abnormal foot structure strains knees and hips.
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Clayton
Ogden Clinic
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David H. Warby
Greg Cook
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Grandpa's Kitchen gluten free venture grows across region
Ken Joyce Shrock of Harrisville and four grown children founded Grandpa's Kitchen in 2007 to make gluten free lactose free baking mixes. Their blends of white and brown rice flour potato starch tapioca cornstarch and sorghum flour plus xanthan gum enable wheat like texture. The company sells in major supermarkets from Cache Valley to St George and also distributes a gluten free soup base.
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Rob Shrock
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