Dear Dietitian - Do fad diets actually work?

Dear Readers,

When it comes to weight loss, we’d all like an instant solution. Many of us have tried a fad diet, myself included. Many years ago, I was on a diet that required a strict meal plan for three days, then allowed any food intake within reason (whatever that means) for the following three days. The problem was I couldn’t make it through the first three days!

Opinion: It’s time for state officials to adopt effective policies around use of AI technology

(Colorado Newsline) Ask a generative AI chatbot to describe what Governor Jared Polis has accomplished for Colorado, and it might mention that he “worked to expand funding for early childhood education and kindergarten” and “pursued initiatives to lower the cost of prescription drugs,” as ChatGPT accurately reported recently, based on a prompt I entered.

The digital tool also stated that Polis “established a state office focused on fighting climate change and protecting the environment.” Hmm. I know of no such office.

Tougher ethics rules for U.S. Supreme Court justices advocated in Senate hearing

(Colorado Newsline) Senate Democrats for the third time this year made their case that U.S. Supreme Court justices must follow stronger ethics rules, including recusing themselves from cases where they have a financial stake or other connection to a case.

The series of hearings by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and its subcommittees came after recent revelations about Justice Clarence Thomas’ luxury travel and real estate transactions with a GOP donor.

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