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Diet sodas are filled with poop. Seriously.

How many diet sodas do you drink in a day?

Two? Three? Twelve?

There’s a reason Diet Coke is more popular than regular Coca-Cola — people just like the taste better, regardless of whether they’re drinking it because it’s a diet beverage or not.

But have you looked at the ingredient label lately?

Sweet Poison: How the World's Most Popular Artificial Sweetener Is Killing Us - My Story
Sweet Poison:
How the World’s Most Popular Artificial Sweetener Is Killing Us – My Story

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food How To

Lose weight by eating chocolate

Whenever you visit your doctor, they’ll invariably say the same thing – “you need to lose some weight”.

It doesn’t matter how much over your percentile weight class you are, it’s as if doctors are pre-programmed to say this to every one of their patients, no matter how seemingly healthy they are.

Sure, Web Watch was told by our physician once — once, we’ll stress — that we needed to put a few pounds on to maintain a healthy equilibrium, but this was truly an exception rather than a rule.

Valrhona Chocolate
Valrhona Chocolate

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How to feed your cat: what food do cats like best

Cats can be known for being pretty particular about their food.

Pet owners will do anything to please their feline friends.  Dogs? They’ll eat just about anything — wet, dry, with gravy, from a box, in a bowl, out of the toilet…  but cats? They’re something a bit more special and refined.

Is it any wonder that the cat food aisle at the grocery store is stocked with more flavors than the soup aisle?  But more importantly, do cats really care what you feed them?

Fancy Feast Gourmet Cat Food, Grilled Seafood Variety Pack, 3-Ounce Cans
Fancy Feast Gourmet Cat Food,
Grilled Seafood Variety Pack, 3-Ounce Cans

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The ideal time of day to drink your morning coffee

What’s the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning or arrive at the office?

You hang out in the kitchen and brew that first, most important pot of morning coffee in anticipation of that first sweet taste of caffeine.

But are you really doing your body and brain the best good by drinking your morning coffee at that particular time of the day?  Maybe… or maybe not.  Let’s find out…

Tassimo Maxwell House Cafe Collection Mild Morning Blend Coffee
Tassimo Maxwell House Cafe Collection
Mild Morning Blend Coffee

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food Music

Proof that music can make you drunk

There’s nothing better on a cool weekend evening than firing up some tunes and sitting out on the deck with some good friends and having a drink or two.

There’s a reason that people take great pride in their music atmosphere — it’s because a party without music is a bit of a downer.  Music really does help people have a good time.

Wine How Classy People Get Wasted Drinking Distressed Retro Vintage Tin Sign
Wine: How Classy People Get Wasted

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How to lose weight eating at the buffet

Who doesn’t love a good buffet?

Every time that Web Watch heads out to Las Vegas, we make visiting the casino’s buffet a “must do” on our trip.  Granted, we may only do it once per weekend – but it’s still a bucket list check item.

Las Vegas: All You Can Eat
Las Vegas: All You Can Eat

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The best Halloween Candy bargain – how to get more candy for your buck

Halloween is known for three things:

  • children asking strangers for candy
  • women getting free reign to wear the sluttiest costumes ever
  • people gorging themselves on post-Halloween candy sales

Look, it’s the beginning of the “let’s get happy and fat holiday season”, so why not start it off with a handful of your favorite candy snacks?

World's Largest PEZ Dispenser
The World’s Largest PEZ Dispenser

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Competitive Milk Tasting: a how-to guide

If you’re an aspiring high school student looking for something to either pad your resume with OR if you’re looking for a rewarding career with very limited competition for a job opening (compared to other, more common offerings) – then has Web Watch have an option for you:

COMPETITIVE MILK TASTING

The Sensory Evaluation of Dairy Products
The Sensory Evaluation of Dairy Products