Cholesterol

That scares him.

Cybele May, a playwright, whale-watching enthusiast and Web editor in California, has been encouraging people to write the FDA with posts on her blog at candyblog.net.

"Suddenly, we are worried that the chocolate bar isn't the same anymore and we don't know why," May said.If the change is approved, products would still need to contain chocolate liquor, the ground-up center of the cocoa bean.

But a confection such as PayDay Chocolatey Avalanche - which doesn't contain cocoa butter - would be able to call itself PayDay Chocolate Avalanche.

It seems like a small distinction, but to people like Guittard and May, it is not.An FDA spokeswoman said if - stressing, if - the agency decides to consider changing the standards as requested in the petition, the process would take several years.For their part, chocolate makers aren't saying much.

Kirk Saville, a Hershey's spokesman, said it was "premature to speculate on any changes before the process is complete." He was more expans...

Severe obesity can lead to low self-esteem, less social interaction with peers and depression.Munson's mother, Barbara Farnsworth, said they exhausted all other options before resorting to surgery."It breaks your heart to see your child struggling and becoming so depressed and to hear doctors say she won't see 30 if she doesn't lose weight," Farnsworth said.

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Diabetics can get a hemoglobin A1C for $30 that tells how well controlled their diabetes is.

People with thyroid problems can get a TSH for $30.Those tested must pay in cash or checks and cannot be billed.Everything else at the fair, including many other screenings such as blood pressure checks, will be free.

Even the refreshments are free, McDowell added.Children can be fitted for a bicycle helmet and receive free safety equipment from local law enforcement officials.There will be games for children to play, and they will be eligible for door prizes."We always have such fun at the fair.

It's wonderful," said McDowell, who is education director at the hospital.

Contact Jay and Blackford county reporter Ric Routledge at (765) 728-5241.

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