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Skip yolk if your cholesterol is high

Q. I'm trying to eat a super-healthy diet and want to know if I should include egg yolks. I hear on one hand that the yolk has all the cholesterol and saturated fat, and on the other hand that it contains lutein and is a nutritional powerhouse. Can I eat the whole egg? -- Anonymous

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Breast-feeding moms bare brunt of ignorance

Laura Berman: Are you ready for another Nipplegate? Late last month, social networking site Facebook caused a bit of a stir when it banned several pictures of breast-feeding mothers. The content was deemed obscene and taken down if the mother in question showed any part of her areola (the dark area around the nipple) in the photograph. In addition, the users received warnings to cease and desist. If they did not comply, they risked being banned from Facebook completely.

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