And most of the women that I've met over there and in the San Francisco area were very healthy people.

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Two decades later, fresh out of culinary school and working in San Francisco, I was doing healthy, produce-driven cooking with a broad range of global influences.

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"We always think we're right and always think it's possible to do them, " says Mr. Kaplan, who is now chief executive of a company based on his latest idea, The Melt, San Francisco, a high-tech restaurant chain offering healthy comfort food.

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Despite the New York Times basically declaring it to be on life support, Macworld iWorld had healthy opening day crowds on Thursday at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. 25, 000 attendees are expected at the conference, which runs until Saturday, up 10% from 22, 000 last year.

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"I am surprised that Mayor Newsom plans to veto the Healthy Meal Legislation, given his consistent support of healthy eating and active living through his sponsorship of programs like Shape Up San Francisco, Sunday Streets, and Soda Free Summers, " Mar said before the veto.

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The San Francisco-based real estate investment trust (REIT) recently reported healthy first-quarter earnings.

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