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Tips for Reading the New Nutrition Label if You Want to Lose Weight 04/04/2018 08:00pm • Over the last 20 years, we've transitioned from counting calories to tracking macros, fearing fat to loving avocado toast and ignoring sugar to demonizing it. Now, after years in the making, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is unveiling a brand-new food label to better reflect what we've learn 8 ways to boost your metabolism 04/04/2018 08:00pm • Your basal metabolic rate affects your ability to lose or maintain weight. Do you know anyone who seems to be able to eat anything he or she wants, in any quantity, without gaining an ounce? Some people are fortunate enough to have been born with a high metabolism. That's the process by which 8 Ways to Build a Low-Cost Portfolio for Social Change 04/04/2018 08:00pm • Make your portfolio a tool for social change.As interest in investing for social change has grown over the years, so have the number of low-cost options. Many more exchange-traded funds are investing with environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in mind and producing "an equity market rate Jury convicts Md. man who shot toddler daughter and her mother 04/04/2018 08:19am • WASHINGTON — A Maryland man was found guilty of first-degree murder for killing his 2-year-old daughter and her mother after he was ordered to pay $600 in monthly child support in 2016. Daron Boswell-Johnson was convicted Tuesday on all counts in the Feb. 2, 2016, murder of his daughter, Chloe Why Can Some People Eat Whatever They Want and Not Gain Weight? 04/03/2018 08:00pm • You know people like this, or at least you think you do. They gorge on burgers and candy and cake, never seem to move from the couch and yet maintain a perfectly trim figure. But according to diet experts, such a person hasn't discovered some magic spell to avoid weight gain. Weight loss and manage 7 International ETFs to Insulate Your Portfolio 04/03/2018 08:00pm • A choppy stock market in 2018.It is increasingly clear that international factors are having a big impact on the stock market. Consider the volatility in March, prompted by uncertainty about Trump administration trade policies and retaliatory tariffs from China. Or at a company level, there's a reco 4 Reasons Macro Counting Isn't Helping You Lose Weight 04/03/2018 08:00pm • If you believe everything you hear from fitness enthusiasts and see on social media, you may be convinced that calorie counting is out and "macro counting" is in. The strategy, also referred to as " if it fits your macros" or IIFYM, involves monitoring your intake of macronutrients -- or the protei Range Rover Sport HSE Td6: Diesel fuel mileage with plenty of kick 04/02/2018 12:21am • WASHINGTON — Unless you have your heart set on the V-8 supercharged version of Land Rover's Range Rover Sport, and the funds to support a purchase in excess of $80,000, you may want to consider diesel version of the vehicle. The HSE Td6 has plenty of power to go along with luxury, sportiness an These Chemicals May Be Keeping You Fat 04/01/2018 08:00pm • Invisible ingredients If you've ever tried to lose weight, you may have tracked calories, read nutrition labels and cut down your portion sizes. But you probably didn't consider one factor increasingly implicated in the obesity epidemic: chemicals. One 2018 study in PLOS Medicine, for example, found Can a Keto Diet Slow the Growth of Breast Cancer? 04/01/2018 08:00pm • Remember way back in the 1980s and 1990s when fat was the enemy and doctors and nutritionists espoused the virtues of a high-carb, low-fat diet? When a plain baked potato was considered a healthy lunch and eggs, bacon and butter were bad? The food industry jumped on the bandwagon, stripping product Walmart Inc (WMT) Has a Huge Opportunity With Humana 04/01/2018 08:00pm • Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) stock dropped more than 3 percent on Monday as speculation swirls about the retailer's potential buyout of health insurance giant Humana, Inc. ( HUM). Walmart investors seem a bit underwhelmed by the prospect of a union, but analysts say Walmart and Humana are a powerful te Older Adults Don't Get Enough of This Important Nutrient 03/29/2018 08:00pm • Lately, it seems like every diet is a high-protein one. But according to new research, more than one-third of older adults still aren't getting enough protein to maintain muscle health, combat age-related weight gain, prevent the development of Type 2 diabetes and heart disease and live longer, hea Avoid a Patriotic Portfolio 03/29/2018 08:00pm • Even in today's protectionist climate, with uncertainty surrounding global geopolitics and trade disputes, U.S. investors would do well to diversify their portfolios and invest in stocks both at home and abroad, financial advisors say. While the mantra "there's no place like home" may be true for D The Best Diet for Your Personality 03/28/2018 08:00pm • To each his own Every weekday for as long as she can remember, Lisa Sasson's husband has eaten two pieces of fruit for breakfast and a bowl of cereal plus a banana for lunch. She calls it absurd, but he calls it comforting. "He doesn't want to have to make a decision," says Sasson, a registered diet Musings On the Eve of Cardiac Bypass Surgery 03/28/2018 08:00pm • In my line of work, cardiac bypass surgery is a surgery I recommend for my patients at least once a week. When I discuss surgery, I mostly talk about the risks and the recovery -- the mechanics of returning to a normal life. I rarely talk about what it will feel like to go through surgery. But rece