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Posted: 07 Feb 2011 07:46 AM PST

A recent study has linked children's weight to the amount of time their mothers were away at work growing up.

The researchers found that the total number of years mothers were employed had a small but growing influence on their children's BMI.

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Chocolate Heralded as "Super Food" and "Super Fruit"

Posted: 07 Feb 2011 02:04 AM PST

It's hardly news that dark chocolate contains some health-giving goodies, like antioxidants and polyphenols. But now, after a new study, newspaper headlines have been dubbing chocolate a "super fruit".

Last time I checked, chocolate - dark or otherwise - didn't count as one of my five-a-day. But, in fact, what lead scientist Dr Debra Miller really said was:

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