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Alcohol nutrition

Noor Ashouri | Sep 11, 2013

A temporary law allows, but doesn't require, alcohol companies to provide nutritional labels on their products.

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Fat taxes: a failure of a solution to obesity

Noor Ashouri | Jun 16, 2013

The idea of a "fat tax" needs a lot of work because of some of the adverse it effects it has on consumers. In an attempt to avoid paying the extra money, people are buying the foods in higher quantities to avoid paying the tax on multiple purchases. Also some items on the fat tax list aren't necessarily unhealthy or fatty at all, which makes the extra taxing of them confusing.

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Boost your metabolism and immune system for finals week

Noor Ashouri | Apr 18, 2013

Prepare your body for finals: With the end of semester just around the corner, get your body in prime condition to conquer.

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Frozen yogurt versus ice cream: are we fooling ourselves?

Noor Ashouri | Feb 14, 2013

The Ultimate Frozen Treat Showdown: The Spinnaker compares the health quotients of ice cream and froyo.

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Got five minutes? Your stomach does

Noor Ashouri | Feb 6, 2013

Don’t deny your stomach the most important meal of the day. Here are tips and items to help for a well-fed, good start to your college lifestyle day.

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Freshman 15 ring a bell?

Noor Ashouri | Jan 24, 2013

A large portion of any university's student body — those at UNF not excluded — drink alcohol, which our nutrition columnist Noor Ashouri understands, but wonders whether or not these students think about the caloric side of the matter.

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Women’s basketball heads to Macon on a hot streak

Spinnaker | Mar 2, 2012

The Ospreys picked up the pace at the end of the season, now heading into the tournament looking for an upset.

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ETSU ends UNF’s season in closely-contested contest

Spinnaker | Mar 1, 2012

A last second heave didn’t fall for Parker Smith, and East Tennessee State held off UNF 68-66 to end the Ospreys’ season in the first round of the Atlantic Sun Tournament March 1.

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Mid-semester Nutrition Check

Spinnaker | Oct 21, 2011

Is butter a carb? - Find out ways to chew healthy meals that maintain your weight and help you lose some you may have gained during the first part of the semester.

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Clubs celebrate first-ever national Food Day

Spinnaker | Oct 21, 2011

An eater’s paradise “Food Day” might sound like a glutton’s dream, but UNF clubs want to push healthy gorging with their celebration.

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UNF presents new flagships

Spinnaker | Jul 19, 2011

UNF’s music and nutrition programs are now flagship programs.

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Why not update every four months?

Spinnaker | Jan 4, 2011

Check out how switching to quarterly goals can offer higher New Year’s resolution success rates.

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