"I could eat whatever I wanted and wake up - you know everything, " she said.

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But when none of this is presented to them, if they're not shown how food affects the mind and the body, they blindly eat whatever you put in front of them.

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First of all, if you burn that many calories asking a question -- (laughter) -- you know, I mean, she's fired up. (Applause.) So you'll be able to eat whatever you want.

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But for most of the industry, asceticism for asceticism's sake is a thing of the past--good news for those who exercise when they want to, sleep late, lounge around their luxury suites and eat whatever they feel like--as long as it's not soup with sunflower seeds.

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Fans will just eat up whatever we throw at them.

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After capping off a 14-hour day with an outdoor rally at Clemson University on Wednesday, McCain -- known to eat just about whatever type of foodstuff that makes it way aboard the bus -- barreled his way toward the back with a couple of fast-food hamburgers in hand, shouting for aides to bring some back for the press corps.

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Pelchat adds, however, that while we're born with certain cravings, there's also evidence we start to crave whatever we eat in large quantities.

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But whatever the evolution, the same few suggestions continue to do the rounds: eat right, exercise more, drop stress and allow the body to do its thing.

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