HEART ATTACK RISK IN 'HEALTHY SPREADS'

SWAPPING butter for margarine and vegetable oils could trigger a heart attack, scientists have warned.Decades of dietary advice has been turned on its head after experts uncovered startling new evidence about the dangers of eating “healthy” spreads. A study revealed an ingredient in vegetable fats triggers inflammation – which plays a major role in chronic illnesses from heart disease and cancer to arthritis and Alzheimer’s.

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HEART ATTACK RISK IN 'HEALTHY SPREADS'

SWAPPING butter for margarine and vegetable oils could trigger a heart attack, scientists have warned.Decades of dietary advice has been turned on its head after experts uncovered startling new evidence about the dangers of eating “healthy” spreads. A study revealed an ingredient in vegetable fats triggers inflammation – which plays a major role in chronic illnesses from heart disease and cancer to arthritis and Alzheimer’s.

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Bárcenas summoned by High Court judge in connection with Gürtel case

High Court Judge Pablo Ruz has summoned the former Popular Party (PP) treasurer, Luis Bárcenas, to appear before him on February 25 to answer questions on possible tax fraud and money laundering in connection with the ongoing probe into the so-called Gürtel kickbacks-for-contracts scandal which has embroiled Spain’s ruling party, judicial sources said Tuesday.
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Bárcenas summoned by High Court judge in connection with Gürtel case

High Court Judge Pablo Ruz has summoned the former Popular Party (PP) treasurer, Luis Bárcenas, to appear before him on February 25 to answer questions on possible tax fraud and money laundering in connection with the ongoing probe into the so-called Gürtel kickbacks-for-contracts scandal which has embroiled Spain’s ruling party, judicial sources said Tuesday.
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Useful expressions translated

At the end of the day - Al fin y al cabo
Are you kidding me? - ¿Estás de coña?
As clear as a day - tan claro como el agua
Between the devil and deep blue sea - entre la espada y la pared -- British
By hook or by crook - por las buenas o por las malas
By the skin of my teeth - Por los pelos
Count me in - cuenta conmigo
Don't be a pussy - No seas marica
Don't bullshit me! - Deja de decirme gilipolleces / No me cuentes gilipolleces
Don't get me wrong - No me malinterpretes
Don't make a fool out of myself - No me tomes por tonto
Easy-peasy - Tirado, chupado, muy fácil
Enough is enough - Ya está bien
Fair and square - Como Dios manda, de forma justa
to win fair and square-  ganar con todas las de la ley  
Guess what - A que no sabes que
Hanging out (hang out) - Pasando el rato (pasar el rato
High Five/Give me five - Choca esos cinco!
Hold your horses! - para el carro!
What a drag! Qué rollo/lata!

Useful expressions translated

At the end of the day - Al fin y al cabo
Are you kidding me? - ¿Estás de coña?
As clear as a day - tan claro como el agua
Between the devil and deep blue sea - entre la espada y la pared -- British
By hook or by crook - por las buenas o por las malas
By the skin of my teeth - Por los pelos
Count me in - cuenta conmigo
Don't be a pussy - No seas marica
Don't bullshit me! - Deja de decirme gilipolleces / No me cuentes gilipolleces
Don't get me wrong - No me malinterpretes
Don't make a fool out of myself - No me tomes por tonto
Easy-peasy - Tirado, chupado, muy fácil
Enough is enough - Ya está bien
Fair and square - Como Dios manda, de forma justa
to win fair and square-  ganar con todas las de la ley  
Guess what - A que no sabes que
Hanging out (hang out) - Pasando el rato (pasar el rato
High Five/Give me five - Choca esos cinco!
Hold your horses! - para el carro!
What a drag! Qué rollo/lata!

It's not just what you eat, but when: Eating lunch too late may make you fat

• Those who eat lunch after 3pm shed fewer pounds than those eating earlier
• Late eaters were also more likely to skip eating breakfast.

Taking a late lunch makes it much harder for people to lose weight, according to researchers. 

Those who ate before 3pm lost 30 per cent more weight than those who dined later in a 420-strong group of people taking part in a 20-week diet. 

Half of the group ate lunch - their biggest meal of the day - before 3pm, while half ate later. 

Those eating early lost an average of 22lb, 5lb more than the late eaters, reveals a report in theInternational Journal of Obesity.

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and the University of Murcia studied 420 overweight people who followed a 20-week weight-loss treatment programme in Spain.