They Don't Call It DIEt Soda For Nothing

Oh crap. I guess the gallons of Diet Dr. Pepper I drink each day might not be such a great thing. A new study shows that daily diet soda drinkers have a much greater risk of stroke and heart attack. From MSNBC:

The study, which followed more than 2,500 New Yorkers for nine or more years, found that people who drank diet soda every day had a 61 percent higher risk of vascular events, including stroke and heart attack, than those who completely eschewed the diet drinks, according to researchers who presented their results today at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles.

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Not White Meat - But Still Delicious

This was my dinner last night - and it was FREE - thanks to the Arby's Gift Cards I got for my birfday back in August.

And, in case you're wondering, there's DIET Dr. Pepper in the cup, 'cause that's how I roll. Ya know - I'm all about nutrition and moderation and shizz ...

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New Top Chef Tonight

After taking a break for the holidays, Bravo is back tonight with a new episode of Top Chef. Check out the preview videos at MinxEats HERE. Apparently Diet Dr. Pepper is involved in tonight's episode somehow...


Let's just hope there are no monkeys. That reminds me: Toby Young (below) becomes the newest judge tonight - taking over for GayTed Allen. I hate to jump to conclusions, but Mr. Young looks like a bit of an AssHat - maybe the monkey wouldn't be so bad after all. I'm already upset about losing Gail and her Boobies, so I don't need any shenanigans.


Look for my Top Chef recap tomorrow afternoon. It's been so long since the last one I'm actually looking forward to writing it.