Cycling News Roundup - 7 January 2007 (Daily Peloton)

Cycling News Roundup - 7 January 2007 Team News: Lampre, Hincapie Path, Jobs: NorCal Mtn Bike League, USA Cycling Collegiate, 2009 Black Tire Affair ® Events, Pedal to Pier Benefit, Bike Biz News: RealRyder, BH Bike Demo Tour. FDA Diet Pill Warning.

Opinion: New York gov. taxes soda to help fight obesity (The Lantern)

Is it fair that your Diet Mountain Dew is cheaper than the regular version? New York's governor thinks so. State governments are looking for ways to raise revenues as they face huge budget shortfalls. Gov. Patterson believes that taxing sweetened sodas would raise more than $400 million dollars.

Fit for good: Try Joy’s LIFE diet (MSNBC)

Nutritionist Joy Bauer shares a weight-loss plan that's a lifestyle change, not just a diet. In her new book, "Joy's LIFE Diet," she gives step-by-step instructions on how to shed pounds and keep weight off for good.

San Diego's elephants no longer super-sized (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Forget the South Beach Diet and the Zone in 2009. The newest weight-loss craze, if it catches on outside the pachyderm world, could be the San Diego Zoo's So-You-Feel-Like-An-Elephant Diet. Elephants at the zoo and Wild Animal Park have lost 11,314 pounds, thanks to a nutrition and exercise plan started by their trainers in 2000. That's nearly 5.7 tons among seven animals.

Making the Scene in Foxboro (The Standard-Times)

When the Kraft family decided to build around Gillette Stadium a shopping mecca like no other, one of the first announced partnerships was with CBS, and the creation of a theme restaurant known as the CBS Scene. Covering the Patriots for The...