With obesity rates of adults in the United States at slightly over 33 percent, weight gain is an important issue. Most nutritional scientists agree that the caloric intake of people in the United States is significantly higher than it should be. One potential factor contributing to these weight gain patterns is the overconsumption of various sweeteners. From table sugar to maple syrup to Splenda, each additive has its benefits and drawbacks.

According to Prof. Emeritus T. Collin Campbell, nutritional sciences, protein should only comprise ten percent of your diet, and frequent meat consumption can lead to higher incidence of cancer. 

Today, America is in the midst of a health crisis: the leading cause of death is heart disease, two-thirds of the nation’s adults are obese and increasing proportions of children are being diagnosed with Type II diabetes. These health problems threaten a new generation of Americans, and as a consumer-mentality pushes Americans toward prescription drugs, retired Prof. T. Colin Campbell, nutritional science, advocates that the healing process must begin with a fork and knife at dinner tables.

A new study conducted by Cornell researchers indicates that those who pay with cash often choose to eat healthier. According to the report "cash payments are psychologically more painful than card payments, and this pain of payment can curb the impulsive responses to buy unhealthy food items".

It’s the Sunday after Thanksgiving. I’m currently sitting in the Jet Blue JFK terminal, contently munching on some linguini alfredo. And I’m thinking to myself: crap, crap, crap, I’m going to be cleaning that toilet for the rest of my life.

Let me explain: You see, I’ve got this running bet with my roommate that whoever loses 10 pounds first must clean the other’s bathroom and make their bed for a week.

Family dinners have transformed from home-cooked meals at the dining room table to take-out in front of the T.V., according to a recently published Cornell study, which examined the correlation between irregular work hours and family food choices.

The study, funded by the National Cancer Institute, was led by Prof. Carol Devine, nutritional science, and arose after a preliminary study showed that work schedules are the biggest obstacle for working parents when it comes to eating healthily.

“There are factors in people’s lives that make it difficult to adhere to nutritional regulations that the federal government has made over the years,” said Prof. Elaine Wethington, human development and co-investigator for the study.

As I look around campus, I’m horrified at the bevy of the fat asses parading around as if they don’t even care that Spring Break is right around the corner. What’s worse is that the fatties are mostly men. Because I care so deeply about the state of the male Cornell student body, I have compiled a little how-to for pursuing what myself and countless other gays have termed “Manorexia.”

Let’s face it guys, no matter how much you weigh, there’s a little nervosa in all of us. It’s purely logical, boys: eating food leads to getting fat; ergo, not eating food leads to getting not fat.