The Hop! paradox (Haaretz Daily) Television programs concerning health and physical fitness will be broadcast this month on the Hop! channel. These include "Healthy Habits for Life," "Lazy Town," "Be Healthy" and "Vitamin X." [News Source]

Why eating less meat could cut global warming. A new report is to warn that the livestock industry generates eight per cent of all the UK's greenhouse gas emissions - but that eating some meat is good for the planet. [News Source]

Energy or hype? What is it about those energy bars that are so irresistible? Is it the clever packaging, the persuasive claims or the convenience of a meal in a bar? How is it possible that we make time to surf YouTube for hours, but we can't seem to find the time for a proper meal or a snack? [News Source]

Breast-fed kids show DNA-aided IQ boost. Breast-feeding boosts children's IQs by 6 to 7 points over the IQs of kids who weren't breast-fed, but only if the breast-fed youngsters have inherited a gene variant associated with enhanced chemical processing of mothers' milk. [News Source]

Toxics surprise: What we have inside us. A report to be released today is the latest in a string of reports from environmental groups designed to educate -- some say needlessly scare -- Americans about the low levels of suspect chemicals in our consumer-society selves. [News Source]

Three’s a crowd. With growing awareness of environmental issues, a number of public figures have felt able to voice the once-taboo view that efforts should be made to reduce the number of people being born. [News Source]