Calorie Counter: Kung Pao Chicken
At first glance, the Kung Pao Chicken from Panda Express with 240 calories for a 5.5-ounce serving seems like a reasonably healthy food choice. But it usually doesn't stop there. Fried rice (8 ounces) adds another 450 calories, and a spring roll is
another 200.

FOOD FACTOR: ONIONS
It may be worth the bad breath. According to a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, people who ate at least two onions a week lowered their colorectal cancer risk by 38 percent, ovarian cancer by 43 percent and throat cancer by 56
percent.

NEWS FLASH: MACULAR DEGENERATION
Taking vitamin D and eating fish may reduce the risk of the most common cause of blindness among the elderly.
Doctors do not know how to prevent age-related macular degeneration, but two studies in the Archives of Ophthalmology suggest nutrient-based treatments may help.
Researchers evaluated 4,519 people ages 60 to 80 between 1992 and 1998. People who ate more than two 4-ounce servings of fish a week were least likely to have the disease.

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