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by Joe R. If you want to reduce your body fat, focus on increasing the amount of exercise you get rather than decreasing your food intake. A recent national study was done using two groups of sedentary men, one group in their 20's and the other over age 65. A lot was learned from this accumulated data and it is interesting to note that there was a significant relationship between lack of physical activity and fat. Not surprisingly, the most sedentary men had the most body fat. These studies have also indicated that the governments current recommended daily allowance for calories does not correlate with the body's actual energy needs. For example, although 2400 calories have been calculated for older men, they in fact burned an average of 2800 ...

Happy Valentine's Day Every February, across the country, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate this holiday? The history of Valentine's Day -- and its patron saint -- is shrouded in mystery. But we do know that February has long been a month of romance. St. Valentine's Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition. So, who was Saint Valentine and how did he become associated with this ancient rite? Today, the Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred. One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men -- his crop of potential soldiers. Valentine, realizing the inju...

" American Idol " winner Carrie Underwood's Grammy victory on Sunday underscored the growing impact that the TV talent show that tracks the rise and fall of musical wannabes is having on U.S. pop culture. Underwood, the winner of Season 4 of Fox's blockbuster reality series, took home the Grammy for best female country vocal performance, becoming the latest in a growing list of " American Idol " winners to score the music industry's most valued prize. "This is my first Grammy, hopefully, the first of a few more," said Underwood, also nominated this year for best new artist. In accepting her Grammy, she thanked God and Simon Cowell, the creator " American Idol ," and various others including record mogul Clive Davis Underwood's single, "Jesus, Take the Wheel" also earned a Grammy for Best Country Song, a songwriter's award. The songwriters were Brett James , Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson. ...

COUTURE SHOWS PRESENT OSCAR-READY GLAMOUR The actress nominees for the upcoming Academy Awards will no doubt be keeping a beady eye on Paris this week, where a host of designers-to-the-stars have been introducing their spring/summer haute couture creations. There were plenty of red-carpet-ready gowns to guarantee headlines, including the more extravagant ensembles we've come to expect from the enfant terrible of fashion, John Galliano . The Brit designer put on an extravagant display of Oriental splendour for the house of Dior, inspired by a recent trip to Japan. His kimono-style creations, featuring origami-effect pleating and hand-painted silk, whisked the entranced audience into the Land of the Rising Sun. Models with full geisha make-up and platform shoes hit the catwalk to the strains of Puccini's Madame Butterfly as fuchsia, lime green and coral-hued satin gowns dazzled the fashion set. Bringing together fabulous fabrics and intricate embroidery, the dresses certainly li...

Anna Nicole Smith dies in Florida at 39 By SUZETTE LABOY, Associated Press Writer, HOLLYWOOD, Fla. the curvaceous blonde whose life played out as an extraordinary tabloid tale — Playboy centerfold, jeans model, bride of an octogenarian oil tycoon, reality-show subject, tragic mother — died Thursday after collapsing at a hotel. She was 39. She was stricken while staying at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino and was rushed to a hospital. Edwina Johnson, chief investigator for the Broward County Medical Examiner's Office, said the cause of death was under investigation and an autopsy would be done on Friday. Just five months ago, Smith's 20-year-old son, Daniel, died suddenly in the Bahamas in what was believed to be a drug-related death. Seminole Police Chief Charlie Tiger said a private nurse called 911 after finding Smith unresponsive in her sixth-floor room at the hotel, which is on an Indian reservation. He said Smith's bodyguard administered CPR, but she was declare...

It's hard to believe that a woman who is known for her beauty was turned down by four model and talent agencies because of her "awkward" appearance. But Tyra Banks, who stood 5 feet 11 inches by the times she was 17, did not possess what agents called a "photogenic face". It wasn't until 1990 that Elite Agency decided to give Banks a try. Forgoing college, Banks moved to Paris to model for big names in fashion including Ralph Lauren and Chanel. At 18, she moved back to the States and continued to make her mark in the modeling field. Biography....

By Jason Cole , Yahoo! Sports February 4, 2007 , MIAMI – Nobody survives a storm better than Tony Dungy. Dungy didn't need a Super Bowl victory to define his professional career and personal life. But on Sunday, the football gods and whatever other deity you might believe in finally gave Dungy the championship so many people wanted him to capture. Appropriately, Dungy and the Indianapolis Colts won that title with a 29-17 win over the Chicago Bears in the first Super Bowl ever played in a driving rain. Not that a little inclement weather was going to spoil anything. Rather, it would be a reminder of what helped the Colts arrive here after four years of playoff struggles under Dungy. "(I'm) very proud of our guys because it didn't go smooth," Dungy said. "It wasn't the easy road, it was a tough road. But I think the Lord really prepared us … we talked about it last night that it would be some storms in the game." Figurative storms, mo...