Benefits Of Fidgeting
NPR's Richard Harris reports on a new study that may explain why some people can eat a lot and not gain weight. The study, from the Mayo Clinic, suggests that people who fidget and move around a lot during the day burn off significant numbers of calories. But researchers say it's probably not realistic to think that people who are overweight can simply fidget the fat away.
A third of Americans say they&#8217;re trying to eliminate gluten from their diets, even though celiac disease affects only 1 percent of the population and many doctors don&#8217;t believe that non-celiac gluten sensitivity exists. Writer Michael Specter asks in a New Yorker article, &#8220;Against the Grain,&#8221; why gluten has &#8220;suddenly become so threatening?&#8221; He tells Here & Now&#8217;s Sacha Pfeiffer about some of the theories and beliefs that feeling better after going gluten-free is psychological and just another fad diet. Guest  Michael Specter, staff writer at The New Yorker. He tweets @specterm.