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Karen Collins Q: How much fiber do bran muffins provide? A: The amount varies with the recipe and the size of the muffin. Some may contain quite a bit of [...]

Karen Collins Q: How do the various types of tuna vary? A: Among canned products, light tuna has a stronger flavor than the delicately flavored white albacore tuna. Albacore is [...]

Karen Collins Q: Is a bagel the equivalent of one or two servings of grain in the Food Guide Pyramid? A: The USDA's Food Guide Pyramid counts a bagel as [...]

Karen Collins Q: Soy milk is often available in 'regular' and 'light' versions. Is light the more nutritious choice? A: Not necessarily. Regular soy milk usually contains 5 grams of [...]

Karen Collins Q: If smoked foods are not recommended, what about liquid smoke flavorings? A: Foods that are smoked or grilled over an open flame and smoke contain substances known [...]

Karen Collins Q: Are sprouts as nutritious as everyone says they are? A: Sprouts, which are simply germinated seeds and beans, include the common alfalfa and mung bean sprouts, but [...]

Karen Collins Q: Does decaffeinated tea contain the same health-promoting substances found in regular tea? A: Yes. Researchers say that although a small amount of the natural phytochemicals in tea [...]

Karen Collins Q: Does drinking too much water flush nutrients out of the body? A: No. Regardless of fluid consumption, if body stores of a vitamin or mineral are low, [...]

Karen Collins Q: My kids prefer to drink soda rather than milk or water, both at meals and in between. How concerned should I be about this? A: As shown [...]

Karen Collins Q: Is gout related to diet? A: Gout is a disease in which the body either produces too much of a substance called uric acid, or excretes too [...]

Karen Collins Q: Is the cappuccino available from vending machines and convenience store dispensers loaded with fat and calories? A: The nutritional content varies somewhat, but an 8-ounce cup of [...]

Karen Collins Q: I recently heard that it is not good to use leftover spinach because the nitrates it contains are converted to carcinogenic nitrites. Is this true? A: Research [...]

This article presents a photographic essay about nautical fashion. An image is presented of a Jean Paul Gaultier top and shorts that sell for $1,460 and $1,095, respectively. A Ralph Lauren collection jacket for $1,398 is also shown. A Louis Vuitton military coat and multicolor shorts, available at www.vuitton.com, are also featured.

"On a wide range of health care quality measures, minority Americans do not fare as well as whites, [according to our survey]. Nearly one-half (46%) of Hispanic adults and one-third [...]