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KFC Closing Stores For a Good Cause
Is KFC trying to make amends for the Double Down, its infamous sandwich made with chicken patties instead of bread? The chicken chain is taking a break from inventing indulgent new foods to fight hunger, starting next Tuesday. Over the next few weeks, KFC will temporarily close more than 15,000 locations during the lunch rush and convert them into "World Hunger Relief Kitchens."
Woman With Prader-Willi Syndrome Has Insatiable Hunger
I've heard lots of people say "I'm always hungry," but Kate Kane really, scientifically is. She suffers from a rare genetic disorder called Prader-Willi syndrome, a chromosomal flaw that affects the hypothalamus. Kane appeared on Good Morning America today to discuss her struggle with this unusual disorder.
Does Seeing Someone Eat Make You Want to Eat Too?
We've all been there. You're happily hanging out, doing your thing, and your co-worker, roommate, significant other, or friend starts munching away on a bag of chips, a cookie, a bowl of ice cream, or whatever. You can have two reactions — it either doesn't bother you in the slightest, or it drives you crazy and you go from perfectly content to ravenous in three seconds.
How Many Times a Day Do You Feel Hungry?
Some people hardly ever get pangs of hunger, and others say they feel hungry all day. My stomach begins to growl about four times a day, right before breakfast, lunch, my 4:00 snack, and dinner. I actually love feeling hungry right before a meal, because it feels really satisfying to sit down and enjoy a plate of delicious food.
Rate of Obesity Higher For Women Because . . .
I thought it was just my personality that causes me to have a hard time saying no to yummy treats, but it looks like the reason is actually my gender. New research indicates that women are less able to suppress feelings of hunger than men.
In a recent study involving 13 women and 10 men, scientists taught the participants a technique called cognitive inhibition, to enable both genders to ignore feelings of hunger.
Quiz: Keeping a Check on Hunger
Whether you are trying to lose a few pounds, or whether you will be spending an extended time on the slopes, you want to avoid hunger pangs. Do you know how to keep your hunger in check? Answer this one question to see if you know.
More Hunger to Stamp Out? Record Number Use Food Stamps
Thanks to the official recession, more Americans have fallen into the federal safety net using food stamps in record numbers. In September, 31.5 million Americans participated in the antihunger program, bringing the total to one in 10 Americans, and up 17 percent from the previous year.
Food stamps users received $100 a month to purchase food.
Water Is the New Oil: Could There Be Wars For Water?
Theoretically enough water exists for everyone on the planet, yet all too often it is in the wrong place at the wrong time and in the wrong amounts. And there is no shortage of humanitarian crises when this happens.
Half the world's population lives in countries where water is scarce.
Sugar Bits — Kerry Katona Sacks Max Clifford
- Kerry Katona has sacked her publicist Max Clifford after he spoke out about her drinking and relationship with Mark in Heat magazine, following her slurring interview on This Morning.— The Sun
- Peaches Geldof's magazine career has got off to a bad start, with thousands of readers leaving negative comments on Nylon's website following the publication of Peaches first ever column for the New York magazine. — Daily Mail
- Whitney Houston is due to be joined by her ex Bobby Brown in the Celebrity Big Brother house when the show starts in January. — Daily Star
- Jamie Spears will maintain indefinite control of Britney's personal and financial affairs after a court commissioner extended his conservatorship.
Weekend At London Film Festival!
The 2008 London Film Festival kicked off last Wednesday and ever since there have been all kinds of screenings and film-related events taking place across the capital. On Friday night Liam Neeson, Laura Linney and Romola Garai attended the premiere of their movie The Other Man, while Peter O'Toole, Jeremy Northam and Sam Neill attended the premiere of Dean Stanley. Saturday's Incendiary premiere was not attended by Michelle Williams or Ewan McGregor, but lovely Matthew Macfadyen and young costar Sidney Johnston showed up to support director Sharon Maguire's movie.
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