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| May 15, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Decoding Diet Hype

Many readers thanked us for our March 13 report about media hype over diets. "Your article encapsulates my observations," wrote a nutritionist. But another reader asked, "What makes us eat what we know is not good for us and what's the best way to change that behavior?"

What's Nutritious Now?

Thank you for partially deflating the media-hype bubbles that appear with each new major research finding related to health ("Food News Blues," March 13). The article discusses taking into account a study's research design and the inevitable confusion inherent in all studies. However, it fails to point out that for a finding to be ...

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