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- American farmers produced 600 more calories per person per day in 2000 than they did in 1980. But some calories got cheaper than others: Since…
- Okinawa, one of the longest-lived and healthiest populations in the world, practice a principle they call hara hachi bu: Eat until you are 80 percent…
- Half of all broccoli grown commercially in America today is a single variety- Marathon- notable for it's high yield. The overwhelming majority of the chickens…
- You may not think you eat a lot of corn and soybeans, but you do: 75 percent of the vegetable oils in your diet come…
- Not everyone can afford to eat well in America, which is a literal shame, but most of us can: Americans spend less than 10 percent…
- Is it just a coincidence that as the portion of our income spent on food has declined, spending on health care has soared? In 1960…
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- Head Start is especially important to Latino children. Latino children make up more than one-third, 34 percent, of all those eligible for… — Joe Baca
- In Hollywood, an equitable divorce settlement means each party getting fifty percent of publicity. — Lauren Bacall
- Shockingly, a University of Pennsylvania study says the number of young people addicted to gambling - largely due to increased exposure to… — Spencer Bachus
- Anything that isn't opposed by about 40 percent of humanity is either an evil business or so unimportant that it simply doesn't… — Russell Baker
- I've been singing for six years. I've been in and out of the studios with top producers, but it wasn't something I… — Tyra Banks
- I know that I pay 48 percent of my income to taxes. You know, I wouldn't mind so much if it wasn't… — Roseanne Barr
- Gravity is a contributing factor in nearly 73 percent of all accidents involving falling objects. — Dave Barry
- I have some Russian friends. But probably only 10 percent. I don't hang out usually in the big Russian communities in Brooklyn… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
- Careful economic research has shown public-sector workers receive a level of compensation, pension benefits, and retiree health coverage in excess of what… — Bob Beauprez
- According to Teenage Research Unlimited, 51 percent of 13-15 year olds say they will be faced with making a decision regarding alcohol… — Xavier Becerra
- Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it. — Irving Berlin
- Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical. — Yogi Berra