Greenhouse offers ‘Baker Bucks’ in exchange for food
Want to trade a poundcake for petunias?

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16. Weight Watchers OKs McDonald’s fast food menu
WELLINGTON, New Zealand: Meals approved by Weight Watchers are going on sale at McDonald’s in New Zealand, the companies said Wednesday, in a deal trumpeted as an enjoyable way to lose weight but that nutritionists criticize as a marketing ploy that do…

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NHS pays patients to lose weight – while opening fast food branches IN hospitals
Overweight people could be paid up to £1,800 to lose weight under the plans, which are currently being piloted at the Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust.

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Food Matters: Free Workshop Jan. 19
How many promotions for weight loss have you seen since Jan. 1? They come in many forms – commercial operations offering diet plans, food products purporting to “burn fat” or give you all the fiber you need, and companies selling colon cleanses and super foods that will melt away your holiday fat. 

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