Volumetrics is a diet plan developed by nutritionist Barbara Rolls, PhD, with one aim in mind - fill you up with food that is low in calories but high in volume (volumetrics! get it!?). She explains the Volumetrics diet in a 2000 book titled The Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan and then in 2005 with The Volumetrics [...]
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Volumetrics Diet: Fill Up To Lose Weight
August 7th, 2008 — , Diets, Food, Volumetrics from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
Clear Food Choices
August 6th, 2008 — , Fast Food, Food, Health, Mental Fitness, Weight Mgmt, nutrition from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
So you are traveling along during your journey, making steady progress towards a healthier you. Increased activity a steady fitness routine, and you are making wiser food choices. Fantastic! Well, it doesn’t help that on every channel, TV & Radio there are advertisements for fast food or unhealthy food. Maybe you are driving to [...]
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August 4th, 2008 — , Eggplant, Food, garden, tomatoes from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
This spring and summer, my wife and I have restarted our patio garden and planted some tomatoes, hot peppers, and bell peppers. So far we’ve only harvested a handful of patio and Roma tomatoes but they’ve tasted fantastic. We did it for several reasons:
There is entertainment value out of growing your own fruits and vegetables,
It’s [...]
The Krispy Kreme Cheeseburger: So Wrong It’s Right? Or Just Plain Wrong?
August 1st, 2008 — , Fatism, Feel Good Friday, Food, Humor, Tidbit from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
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Oh my god, Krispy Kreme cheeseburgers! I pondered this for a minute to answer the question asked in the title. I came up with “so wrong it’s right” because I would totally try one of these things. Of course at least one very articulate person in the [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “The Krispy Kreme Cheeseburger: So Wrong It’s Right? Or Just Plain Wrong?”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/08/01/the-krispy-kreme-cheeseburger-so-wrong-its-right-or-just-plain-wrong/” });
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Healthy Grub Bag
July 31st, 2008 — , Food, nutrition from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
A challenge over the weekends for me has been snacking, in the past I would grab what was convenient which usually was not a healthy choice. If was going to take larger strides during my journey to a healthier me, not only was activity important but I also needed to pay attention to my eating [...]
If You Can’t Trust Macaroni Grill, Who Can You Trust?
July 31st, 2008 — , Advocacy, Food, Health, Personal, Question from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
I’m suspicious, in general, of nutrition information provided by restaurants. The lowfat ice cream cone at McDonald’s is supposedly 150 calories, but I’ve had them hand me a cone that was piled so high with swirls that it was about to tip over, the dairy equivalent of a game of Jenga. I know full [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “If You Can’t Trust Macaroni Grill, Who Can You Trust?”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/07/31/if-you-cant-trust-macaroni-grill-who-can-you-trust/” });
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The Good Avocado Superfood
July 31st, 2008 — , Food, HDL, LDL, Lycopene, avocado, cholesterol, tomatoes from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
As a child I never had the opportunity to eat much avocado. I’m Chinese and avocado simply didn’t make its way into many, or any, of the meals my mom prepared so I wasn’t exposed to the delicious treat until much later. I think my first try was sometime in college when I tried guacamole, [...]
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July 30th, 2008 — , Fit living, Food from Jacqueline Carly @ Fitarella
Eat it
July 29th, 2008 — , Food, recipe from Jacqueline Carly @ Fitarella
WATERMELON GAZPACHO
1 small watermelon or 1/2 large watermelon
juice of 1 orange
juice of 2 limes
juice of 1 lemon
1 banana pepper, deseeded and diced
salt (himalayan crystal or celtic sea salt)
black pepper to taste
1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger
1 cucumber, diced
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
1/2 yellow bell pepper, diced
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
chop remainder of watermelon “meat”
Throw most of watermelon [...]
Omega-3 vs. Omega-6 Balance
July 24th, 2008 — , Food, fat, fish from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
Earlier this week I wrote about why Omega-3 fatty acids are important and discovered that it’s not only important to eat Omega-3 oils but it’s important to ensure your Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids are in proper balance. Both are essential but the proper ratio is necessary because both compete for the same metabolic enzymes. [...]
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July 22nd, 2008 — , Food, fat, fish from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
Omega-3 fatty acids are good for you, that’s something we’ve known for quite some time now, but do we know why? I didn’t until I did some research.
Why Omega-3
Omega-3 fatty acids are family of unsaturated fatty acids that your body can’t make itself and it’s an essential nutrient for your body. What exactly is the [...]
Smack. Chew. Crunch. Burp.
July 21st, 2008 — , Fit living, Food from Jacqueline Carly @ Fitarella
I’ve been busy training and stuffing my face becoming a
lean mean marathoning machine.
Come join the fun. You know you want to.
Everybody’s doing it.
Seriously.
Homemade Salmon Burger with Asian Slaw
(2 servings)
8 ounces fresh salmon
1/2 red onion - finely diced
1 teaspoon chives - chopped
1 Tablespoon wholegrain mustard
1 garlic clove - minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 egg yolk
1 lemon - zested
2 [...]
Daily Recommended Values
July 21st, 2008 — , Daily Recommended Values, Food, calories, carbs, cholesterol, fat, fiber, protein, saturated fat, sodium from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
Do you know what the daily recommended values (DV) are for everything on that nutrition label? It’s like budgeting, you don’t know if you’re doing well or doing poorly unless you have a reference point. Daily recommended values is the FDA’s way of setting reference points and it’s important to know what they are, even [...]
Starbucks Smoothies & BlogHer
July 17th, 2008 — , BlogHer08, Fashion, Food, Meta, Personal from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
How do these two things connect to each other? Well, I’m heading off to start the BlogHer fun this evening, and this morning I had a new Starbucks Vivanno Chocolate-Banana-Espresso smoothie. So, they kind of don’t connect at all. Maybe we should also talk about Dr. Horrible’s Singalong Blog, so this can be truly random. [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Starbucks Smoothies & BlogHer”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/07/17/starbucks-smoothies-blogher/” });
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July 16th, 2008 — , Food, Health, Link Love, blogging, copyblogger, family, family dinner, fitness, fitness blogs, freelancing, health blogs, link ring, links, problogger, writing from Metroknow @ AlmostFit.com
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Low Carb Diet Is Best!
July 16th, 2008 — , Diets, Food from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
Which is best? Low carbs? Low fat? Or the Mediterranean diet chock full of healthy fats, fruits, and veggies? Turns out that conventional wisdom, where lower fat is always better, doesn’t always win out and the latest study shows that low carbs is actually the biggest winner. This was a story featured on ABCNews and [...]
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July 15th, 2008 — , Carcinogens, Food, Nitrates, Nitrites from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
Nitrates, and nitrites like sodium nitrite, are additives. They were added processed foods, usually meats like cold cuts and hot dogs, to fight botulism. The unfortunate part is that they can form nitrosamines in our intestines once they are digested. Nitrosamines are bad because they might be carcinogenic.
Does that mean you should avoid processed foods [...]
As if You Needed Another Reason to Eat Chocolate
July 10th, 2008 — , Food, Q and A, carbs, sugar from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
Mary asked a great question about having off days, performance wise and cravings
Hi Kelly,
I do a half hour of cardio followed by an hour of weights, flexibility, balance, and abs. Monday and Tuesday were easy-breezy and everything was lovely. Today was horrible. Chris [her trainer] had to let me go early because I couldn’t do [...]
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Best Fruit Drinks for You
July 10th, 2008 — , Best Food, Food, weight loss from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
My wife used to drink a lot of apple juice as a child. She absolutely loved the stuff. Me? The only juice I ever drank was orange juice. Tropicana Pure Premium Orange Juice, usually with as much of that juicy fiberous pump as humanly possible. I always thought apple juice was like sugar water and [...]
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July 8th, 2008 — , Food, Motivation, healthy eating, meme, nutrition from Peter @ Quick To Fit
I was tagged by the great deflabbifier over at Deflabbify yesterday in a new health fitness meme that asks:
What is your biggest health or fitness vice?
That’s an easy question to answer. I love pastries! Donuts, cheese danish, cinnamon rolls, bagels, cookies, toaster strudels, you name it. If it has a flaky crust and a sweet [...]
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Carnival Foods
July 8th, 2008 — , Food, Worst Food from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
It’s been a long time since I’ve gone to a carnival but the same types of food served there are also served at local Renaissance festivals, wine festivals, and, well, every other festival. Newsweek took a crack at the most unhealthy carnival foods:
Deep fried Oreos
Cotton candy
Corn dogs
Deep fried Twinkie (detecting a trend?)
Snow cone
Funnel cake - [...]
Cheaters
July 6th, 2008 — , Food, Motivation, schedule from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
I had a great 4th of July weekend. I drank too much, ate too much, and had tons of fun with tons of friends. I also got in a ton of walking, and while I didnt get in an official workout, my steps each day totalled out to about 17000. Which is [...]
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July 6th, 2008 — , Exercise, Food, alcohol addiction, bbqs, caffeine, change of pace, dirty word, drink, family time, fitness health, friendly food, goals, gym, health goals, health network, healthy eating, high intensity, hotel food, hydration, lazy man, ncn, nutrition, nutrition fitness, rocco castellano, self discipline, smoothie king, ups, ups and downs, water, weight loss goals, wellness from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
How was everybody’s 4th of July? Did you enjoy your fireworks, BBQs, and family time? Better still did you all keep on your diets and stay focused on your health goals during the celebration?
From the Fitness Health Network this week were quite a few good articles in my opinion. Check them out:
Did [...]
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July 5th, 2008 — , Food, best tasting tequila, blood sugar levels, complex carbohydrate, complexity, drink, glass of water, great taste, lime juice, lime wedge, low glycemic index, marg, mint leaf, mixture, raw agave nectar, recipe, sugar substitute, summer time, sweetness, tablespoon, tall glass, tequila drinks, water ice from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
I may have accidentally stumbled onto the perfect sugar substitute: Agave Nectar.
Agave Nectar (or Agave Syrup) is made from the heart of several agave species… It is made from the same starting point as tequila, the heart of the plant known as the piña. It is 3 times sweater than sugar, but what really makes this [...]
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Fowl Balls & Calorie Bombs
July 3rd, 2008 — , Food, Health Blog Posts, calorie bombs, fowl balls, turkey testicles from john - from fat to fit @ John Is Fit - Personal Weight Loss Blog
I wanted to point out a couple of articles I read today that I thought were interesting and relevant.
First is this unique description of a succulent ballpark treat from Andrew Zimmern’s Chow & Again food & dining blog.
Chris Schwab, with the Sioux Falls Canaries Baseball Club in South Dakota, sent me an e-mail a few [...]
Is Margarine Better than Butter?
July 3rd, 2008 — , Butter, Food, Margarine from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
It’s gotten to the point where I don’t know if margarine is good for you, bad for you, better than butter, worse than butter, which is it? The flip flopping by the scientific community has my head in a spin and I have no idea which way is up. Fortunately, in the confusion, science has [...]
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July 3rd, 2008 — , Food, Health Blog Posts, Weight Mgmt, fitness, healthy, independance day from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
The 4th of July celebration is upon us. Many of us tend to take a detour from our healthy routine during the holidays. The process of a healthy lifestyle can continue to stay its course, and yes you can and should continue to have fun! My biggest challenge is the eating and exercise…in the past [...]
When Injuries Throw A Wrench In Your Routine
July 2nd, 2008 — , Cardio, Food, Injuries, Q and A, elliptical, maintenance, modifications, swimming from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
Quick question. My orthopedist said no more jogging. I’m only allowed elliptical without the arm motion, light swimming and walking. (Lower disc issues). I’ve lost about 25 lbs or so and scared that since I have to give up the other stuff I was doing (mainly dance, body toning etc) I did that I’ll [...]
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More Beets & Cabbage
July 2nd, 2008 — , Food from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
Beets and cabbage have headlined the latest “best foods you’re not eating” article, this time on the Well column of the New York Times. Author Tara Parker-Pope listed these items as foods you should be eating but probably aren’t (along with simple preparation methods):
1. Beets
2. Cabbage
3. Swiss chard
4. Cinnamon
5. Pomegranate juice
6. Prunes
7. Pumpkin seeds
8. Sardines
9. [...]
Your Food Likes And Dislikes
June 30th, 2008 — , Food, Personal, Question from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Over the weekend, I was thinking about traditionally “healthy” or “unhealthy” foods. You know, the old “good” and “bad” foods, if we were assigning morality to food, which we totally are not doing. I was thinking about the “healthy” foods I love and those I hate, and the “unhealthy” foods I love and [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Your Food Likes And Dislikes”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/30/your-food-likes-and-dislikes/” });
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June 29th, 2008 — , Camping, Food, NonGym Day, run, sun, swimming from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
Who knew it was so exhausting doing nothing all weekend?
I had a fantastic time this weekend. Aside from being eaten alive by bugs, Im delightfully sunburnt, nice and relaxed and ready for Monday.
Turns out a lot more people went camping with us than originally anticipated, and while I knew who all of them were, [...]
Heart Rate and Other Random Things
June 25th, 2008 — , Food, Gym Day, Q and A, maximum heart rate, target heart rate from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
KrisT asked a question about how to know what her heart rate should be when working out. let me explain:
Warning: This might get wordy and boring, so if you don’t care skip down to the other, possibly less boring stuff
To figure out your target heart rate, you must figure out your maximum heart rate. [...]
Healthy Heart Foods
June 25th, 2008 — , Food, healthy, heart, nutrition, recipe from Mark Salinas @ Mark Salinas, MN
About three years ago I started my fitness journey, and at the time I convinced myself that it was to difficult for me to tackle all of my food issues, so I stuck with lots and lots of work outs. I figured if I could take on the “food monster” by burning more calories [...]
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June 24th, 2008 — , Food, NonGym Day, Work, porkchop, schedule, sun from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
I have the greatest boss in the world. He doesn’t even know I have this blog and I’m still saying that, so you know its true. He knows how stressed I’ve been lately with everything, so he sent me home today around 11:00 am to have a day by myself. The only [...]
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June 24th, 2008 — , Food, Small Changes, beer, soda from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
Cut one 120 calorie soda or one 120 calorie beer a week and you’ll lose some serious weight.
A pound of fat is about 3500 calories, so cutting a 120 a week for a year would save you 1.8 lb. of fat a year. While that doesn’t seem like a lot, that’s one soda a week. [...]
Touche, Australia
June 23rd, 2008 — , Food from Kelly @ Every Gym's Nightmare
We lose, America. We are no longer the fattest nation in the world anymore.
We must now hand over our title, along with our sash (and sash expander) to Australia.
Congrats, Aussies. I always thought you were all bronze hardbodies, that roller blade or surf to work. Where you make a living surfing [...]
High Protein, Low Carbohyedrate Diets
June 23rd, 2008 — , Atkins, Diets, Food from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
If you’ve ever heard of the Atkins diet then you’re familiar with one of the most popular high protein, low carbohydrate diets. The idea behind high protein and low carbohydrate diets is that you get approximately 30-50% of your calories from proteins, which is much higher than what the American Heart Association, the National Cholesterol [...]
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June 22nd, 2008 — , Food, General from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
I mentioned earlier that my wife and I might go vegetarian for a week and so I began researching some vegetarian sources of protein. As it turns out, there are plenty of proteins out there from non-meat sources so I figured I’d find five that could be our staples. The five are:
Beans
Tofu
Peanut Butter
Lentils
Broccoli
This whole vegetarian [...]
Idea: Going Vegetarian For One Week
June 20th, 2008 — , Food from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
I heart me some meat. I like steak, I like burgers, I like chicken, I like wings, I like pork and I’ll even have some lamb on occasion, though that’s a bit of a pricier cut. I’m a fan of meat and have been for quite some time now. However lately, my love of meat [...]
Pass The Sweet Or Salty Flavor Crystals
June 19th, 2008 — , Food, Science, weight loss from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Or “tastants,” as they are being called in the world of science. We all know that the senses of smell and taste are linked; what I didn’t know was that the olfactory nerve is in part what governs our feeling of satiety. (Also, according to this article, people who lose their senses of smell [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Pass The Sweet Or Salty Flavor Crystals”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/19/pass-the-sweet-or-salty-flavor-crystals/” });
Calgon, wherefore art thou?
June 18th, 2008 — , Food, emotional eating, recipe from Jacqueline Carly @ Fitarella
Bloggerellas & rellos, please forgive my lazy boring-ass posts the last few days. The quarter at school is wrapping up (NEU had to be different, instead of semesters they have quarters and instead of 2 there are 3, plus i’m doing summer. Well not doing summer. But summer is a nice time to do it, [...]
POWERade Zero Mixed Berry Tastes Not So Great
June 13th, 2008 — , Food, Reviews, powerade from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
This week we had two double header softball games in the wonderful heat and humidity that is Maryland. The first game was on Tuesday and the second was just yesterday, Thursday, and it was pretty warm on both days. Tuesday was far worse, with a combo hit of humidity and heat that really sapped our [...]
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Friendly Fast Food
June 12th, 2008 — , Food from jim @ Journal of Healthy Living
Did you know that the preservative used in Chinese dishes like Peking duck and pickled tofu can cut cancer by two thirds? Or that heart attack victims who took extract pills were 45% less prone to repeat attacks? Those and many more fast food friendlies were showcased by The Sun today.
The Outback Aussie Cheese Fries [...]
“Fat People Smell Bad,” Says Subway
June 9th, 2008 — , Advertising, Fatism, Feel Good Friday, Feminism, Food, TV, Video from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Quiconque e-mailed me to alert me to a Subway commercial, which she blogged about, that implies that people who eat fast food get automatically fat and that, among other things, this means they smell bad. I know, I almost can’t believe it either. (As soon as I or anyone else finds the video, I’ll add [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: ““Fat People Smell Bad,” Says Subway”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/09/fat-people-smell-bad-says-subway/” });
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June 4th, 2008 — , Advocacy, Fatism, Food, International from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
It was only a matter of time before fat people were being blamed for people who are starving, as if we could send all our Big Macs and Oreo cookies directly to them.
UN food agency chief Jacques Diouf said today that billions of dollars are being wasted on feeding obese people in the West while [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Fat People Cause Famine”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/06/04/fat-people-cause-famine/” });
Hotels Are No Good For Exercise
June 3rd, 2008 — , Exercise, Food, Internet, Weekly Review from Lazy Man @ Lazy Man and Health
If you’ve been wondering where I am lately, I haven’t been extra Lazy. I’ve been on a vacation in Boston. It hasn’t been much of a vacation as the stress of seeing family and friends and getting things done isn’t as relaxing as I hoped. As far as this blog goes, I [...]
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May 28th, 2008 — , Food from admin @ Journal of Healthy Living
Weight Loss Journal had a great post the other day listing 4 ways to avoid missing breakfast, which is the most important meal of the day.
His advice of timing yourself is crucial because it really shows how quickly you can eat a good breakfast. How long does it really take to pour a bowl of [...]
Diet Coke Drops Sodium Benzoate (E211)
May 27th, 2008 — , Food from admin @ Journal of Healthy Living
One of the concerns about Coca Cola’s Diet Coke was that it contained an additive called sodium benzoate, known as E211. Sodium Benzoate is used to stop carbonated beverages from going mouldy but has been linked to damaging DNA and hyperactivity in children. Sodium benzoate is not a human-created chemical, it occurs naturally in some [...]
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May 22nd, 2008 — , Antioxidants, Food, HDL, LDL, Olive Oil, cholesterol from admin @ Journal of Healthy Living
Olive oil is great. OK, why?
If you have no idea, welcome to the club because until about fifteen minutes ago I had no idea either. I just knew that olive oil was supposed to be good for you and that you should be buying extra virgin or virgin olive oil if you want [...]
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Starbucks Barista Tries To Fatten Up Olsen Twins
May 21st, 2008 — , Celebrities, Food, Olsen Twins, Tidbit from mo pie @ Big Fat Deal
Taking it one step beyond “eat a sandwich,” Starbucks baristas tried to combat the Olsen twins’ skinniness by secretly substituting full-fat milk for nonfat in their lattes.
The Olsen’s rep responded to the latte lunacy saying, “This is ridiculous.” Yes, it is, but one fellow latte-lover close to the Olsens (who requested anonymity) said that she [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Starbucks Barista Tries To Fatten Up Olsen Twins”, url: “http://www.bfdblog.com/2008/05/21/starbucks-barista-tries-to-fatten-up-olsen-twins/” });
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