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Food

USDA rules would increase food stamp access to healthy foods

February 16, 2016 12:00 AM
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Agriculture Committee hearing on the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. (Associated Press)
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Food

Dietary guidelines encourage consumers to hold 16-oz drink, limit salt

January 13, 2016 12:00 AM
Better cut down on sugar, especially those 16-ounce drinks, and limit your salt. But you might not need to worry quite as much about eggs.
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Campus

BYU offers job search resources for students, alums

By Joshua Faber
April 21, 2015 12:00 AM
BYU students often worry about whether or not they will be able to find a job after graduation. A quick look at the numbers will show that students should not worry as much as they do. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national unemployment rate as of January 2015 was 5.7 percent. That means that out of all people looking for a job, including low-skilled workers and people with only a high school diploma, fewer than 6 percent of them are looking for a job at any given time. In Utah, the unemployment rate is even lower at 2.8 percent.
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Healthy Living

Bake sales are out, healthier school fundraisers are in

February 20, 2015 12:00 AM
Physical education teacher Sharon Foster, left, helps Nelda Rodriguez, 9, lay out 'Y-Ties' no tie shoelaces that are sold as a fund raiser at James Bowie Elementary in Dallas. Many states have decided that school fundraiser's need to be healthier and following this lead the school's PE teacher converted the school from selling chocolate bars to selling shoelaces that kids like. ( Photo courtesy AP)
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