PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Thursday March 2, 2006

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Thursday March 2, 2006

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Two-Thirds of U.S. Adults Consider Themselves to Be Healthy Eaters

Despite nutritionally unhealthy temptations everywhere you turn, many adults are finding ways to eat healthy. A new survey by Harris Interactive reveals that almost two-thirds of U-S adults consider themselves healthy eaters and almost half say they follow some type of health-conscious diet. Furthermore, substantial numbers say they try to incorporate healthy foods into their daily meals and snacks. Many consumers also appear to be turning to the organic food sections in supermarkets for healthy options. The survey examines how often adults are consuming these types of foods and what they perceive to be their main benefits.

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Nicklaus, Palmer Criticize Augusta Changes

Breaking their silence surrounding the latest design changes to Augusta National Golf Club, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer sound off in the April Masters Preview issue of Golf Digest, on newsstands March seventh. According to the article, Nicklaus and Palmer, who have ten Masters titles between them, are disappointed they weren't consulted on any changes to the course that have occurred since nineteen-ninety-eight. The changes at Augusta National, including those to six holes last summer, include lengthening the course and tightening it by expanding bunkers, transplanting trees and introducing rough. Nicklaus and Palmer also believe the changes to Augusta National since nineteen-ninety-eight have disrupted the architectural values of the course originally intended by its designers Bobby Jones and Alister Mackenzie.

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Actress Kelly Preston and Country Crock Launch Campaign Urging Americans to Pledge to Slow Down for Family Dinner

Dinner time was simpler back in the days of Donna Reed and Carol Brady. Today, however, with the busy schedules of kids and parents alike, gathering the entire family around the dinner table can be quite a challenge. One brand is trying to encourage Americans to ring the dinner bell a bit more often this year. Country Crock, with the help of Hollywood superstar and mom Kelly Preston, is launching a campaign urging Americans to sign a pledge promising to sit down at the dinner table with their families more regularly. Studies have shown that children who eat regular dinners with their parents are much less likely to suffer from depression or substance abuse than children who don't eat dinner with their families.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3153763

The Hunt for a Plus Size Prom Dress Goes Online

Size doesn't matter anymore for curvy teen-age girls who go online to hunt for the Prom dress of their dreams. After a disastrous shopping trip failed to turn up a plus-size Prom dress that flattered her teen-age daughter, Phyllis Librach launched SydneysCloset-dot-com, a Web site that sells plus size Prom dresses in hard-to-find sizes fourteen to forty-four. According to Librach teen-age girls, who were weaned on a mouse, love to browse and buy Prom dresses online. She says that on the Internet it doesn't matter where a girl lives, what time she shops or what size she wears, suddenly there's thousands more choices of trendy Prom dresses than she ever dreamed possible.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3153708

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PRNewswire -- March 2

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