Ben & Jerry’s Just Launched the Low-Calorie Ice Cream We’ve Been Waiting ForBen & Jerry’s Just Launched the Low-Calorie Ice Cream We’ve Been Waiting For

Move over, Halo Top. There’s a new low-cal ice cream in town, and you might recognize the brand’s name.

For the very first time, Ben & Jerry’s is launching light ice cream, but you’d never know that it has a fraction of the calories of their beloved flavors. And calories aren’t the only thing it’s lighter in: Moo-Phoria, Ben & Jerry’s new line, also has 60 to 70 percent less fat and sugar than regular ice cream. Plus, it’s made with organic dairy and no erythritol, sugar alcohols, or sugar substitutes, meaning it tastes like the real deal.

Moo-Phoria, which launches today, Feb. 7, currently comes in three flavors. Chocolate Milk & Cookies, a vanilla and chocolate swirl with chocolate chip cookies, has 560 calories per pint (just 140 calories per serving!).

Atherosclerosis: Skipping breakfast may double risk

A study led by researchers in Spain has suggested that skipping breakfast doubles the risk of "subclinical atherosclerosis."

Atherosclerosis occurs when fatty deposits, along with cholesterol and other forms of cellular waste, build up inside the arteries. This reduces arterial elasticity, and, over time, it can lead to coronary heart disease, angina, or peripheral artery disease, among other conditions.

Subclinical atherosclerosis is a latent form of the condition, which does not produce symptoms straight away.

Popular wisdom has it that breakfast is the most important meal of the day - and the first set of findings from the Progression and Early Detection of Atherosclerosis study (PESA) suggests that the meal may be even more important than traditionally believed.

The results of the research show that those who consume less than 5 percent of their daily calorie intake for breakfast may have double the risk of subclinical atherosclerosis compared with people who have a high-energy breakfast.

A high-energy breakfast might comprise a good source of protein - such as yogurt or eggs - whole grains, and fruit.

The first author of the new study is Dr. Irina Uzhova, of the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III in Madrid, Spain, and the findings were published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology.