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About me

I'm 18 years old, a freshman in college, and really love to write. I enjoy writing poetry, short stories, and articles. I'm currently studying nutrition.

Briefly me

My passion is ...

knowledge

I know too much about ...

quantum mechanics

My parents always told me ...

to clean my room

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a writer

My favorite memory ...

is visiting the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

Why I write ...

because I love it

Featured article by Travis King

Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues Should the FDA require food manufacturers to list harmful effects?: 1 of 2

For years the FDA has required food manufacturers to list ingredients and nutrition information on food labels. Wouldn't it be even better if they had to list the harmful effects of their products as well? Would these more informational labels help people to make wise eating choices? Not necessarily. The reason for this is that our knowledge of nutrition is growing constantly. New studies are being published every day in the nutrition field, some of which completely overturn previous ideas about food. For example, the idea that fat is bad was a long-held belief by mainstream science which ...
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