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Do you ever wonder if the media tries to find a way to connect everything to how overweight we are?  The latest sign of the coming obesity apocalypse: the recession. That's right.  As our wallets get emptier, we start cutting back on produce purchases and replacing them with cheaper, more calorie-dense, processed foods.    Read more >

Much has been said (including by yours truly) about how no one bats an eye anymore about the "little luxuries" in life (the $5 coffee, the $20 manicures, the $10 salad for lunch, etc.) - the things we don't really need, but have all grown so accustomed to these things that they no longer seem like luxuries.  We all think we need these things, our lives are so hectic and crazy that our coffee fix (or whatever your expensive vice of choice is) is the only thing that gets us through the day.   Read more >