Here are the 10 U.S. states in order of their well-being scores, which are out of 100 points.
1. Utah: 69.2
2. Hawaii: 68.2
3. Wyoming: 68
4. Colorado: 67.3
5. Minnesota: 67.3
6. Maryland: 67.1
7. Washington: 67.1
8. Massachusetts: 67
9. California: 67
10. Arizona: 66.8
Comments rssTOKYO, Japan — In Japan, being thin isn’t just the price you pay for fashion or social acceptance. It’s the law.
So before the fat police could throw her in pudgy purgatory, Miki Yabe, 39, a manager at a major transportation corporation, went on a crash diet last month. In the week before her company’s annual health check-up, Yabe ate 21 consecutive meals of vegetable soup and hit the gym for 30 minutes a day of running and swimming.
“It’s scary,” said Yabe, who is 5 feet 3 inches and 133 pounds. “I gained 2 kilos [4.5 pounds] this year.”
In Japan, already the slimmest industrialized nation, people are fighting fat to ward off dreaded metabolic syndrome and comply with a government-imposed waistline standard. Metabolic syndrome, known here simply as “metabo,” is a combination of health risks, including stomach flab, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, that can lead to cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Comments rssSchool taught you that water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
But in Los Angeles, where things have always been done a bit differently, we put it at the low 70s.
Welcome to your new favorite booze-soaked ice-skating rink “Chill”, launching Sunday where you’d usually find the outdoor swimming pool at the W Hotel.
Comments rssLIMA, Ohio — A state trooper in northwest Ohio who was honored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving in 1997 for the number of drunken-driving arrests he made has been charged with drunken driving.
A patrol spokesman said Monday that Gerald Gibson had taken leave following his arrest last weekend.
Gibson was off duty Sunday when Waynesfield police say he drifted over the center lane and then refused to take a Breathalyzer test. Waynesfield is 12 miles northwest of Lima.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving honored Gibson in 1997 for making the most drunken-driving arrests by a Lima trooper. He was named trooper of the year in 2002 in Lima.
A message left with Gibson’s attorney, William Kluge, was not immediately returned.
Comments rssYou can tell Jen garner has kids. A woman with no kids would not make those faces but a woman with kids is used to making faces and making kids laugh so they just happen naturally. Jen went out to dinner last night with Jessica Biel. That one confuses me a bit I must confess. Jessica asking maternal advice? Are they doing a future job together? Hmmmm…
Comments rssCan you guess who just dropped a new single last night at CocoDeVille? No, it was not me. I only sing in the shower and there is no shower at Coco DeVille silly. It was Mya! She came in for an early dinner at “STK” and then ventured next door to Coco where she was greeted by swarms of fans waiting to hear her new sing. She let it loose and the crowd soaked it all up and danced emphatically.
Comments rssDon’t hate this guy fellas. Just because he gets to date the cute, sexy, quirky and smart mouthed Emma Roberts. He won the girl that most men wish they could even muster the strength to say hi to! Emma and her boyfriend were out last night having an Italian bite to eat at “Madeo” restaurant when we spotted them in the valet just patently waiting for their car to arrive.
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