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  1. 19440

    While heart disease victim Jody Gorran’s lawsuit against the Atkins empire will be decided in court, the deadlier battle is being waged in the research laboratory. Several studies confirm that low-carbohydrate diets cause marked cholesterol elevations for many individuals. In contrast, a vegetarian diet high in soluble fiber and soy protein can lower serum cholesterol […]

    By Science News
  2. Health & Medicine

    Counting Carbs

    Although low-carbohydrate diets can be powerful weight-loss tools, many physicians now conclude they aren't for anyone who isn't under a doctor's watchful eye.

    By Janet Raloff
  3. Math

    Pythagoras Plays Ball

    The official dimensions of baseball's home plate aren't Pythagorean.

    By Ivars Peterson
  4. Humans

    From the July 7, 1934, issue

    Fireworks in Fairyland, controlling the sex of warm-blooded animals, and deadly atmospheres on Jupiter and Saturn.