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I think, therfore I am Fat?

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Does Thinking Make Us Fatter?
Researchers Find Mental Tasks Cause People to Eat More
As a so-called knowledge worker, who spends more time on my computer then on my mattress, I found the following article by Lee Dye, published on ABC News, Online, September 10, 2008, fascinating and frightening. The majority of women hold “Think-Work” positions. If [...]

U.S. Employers Pushing Women Out of Work Force

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Baby Boom — All Over Again
NEW YORK (WOMENSENEWS)–As Lisa Seftel was planning for her first child, she thought she had struck a good deal with her boss.
After the baby came, she’d work three days managing a family-owned consultancy’s Manhattan headquarters and two days at home in a New York suburb. This would give her full [...]