Hollywood has been abuzz with speculation about why Scarlett Johansson and Sean Penn’s short-lived relationship fizzled so quickly.

And now it appears that there may be an answer to the riddle.

According to reports, the 50-year-old actor ‘did not want to be tied down’ to 26-year-old Lost In Translation actress.

Sean split with Scarlett after five months, because he ‘didn’t want anthing serious,’ a source told Us Weekly.

It has also been revealed that Scarlett was desperate to reignite the flame, especially at the recent Spike TV’s Guys Choice Awards in LA, where the former couple were snapped together.

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QUESTION: Is it true that our cognitive powers take a sharp drop right after we retire from the work force?

ANSWER: Although there is a relationship between retirement and cognitive skills, there is no evidence of an immediate or precipitous decline right after retirement, and there is plenty of reason to believe that being pro-active can minimize any potential negative effects.

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Lately, I’ve been bombarded by questions about fruit. Is fruit good for me? What about the sugar? Am I eating too much? What’s the best type of fruit to eat?

I thought the crash of the low-carb diet – Atkins, South Beach and the like – meant we were over our fear of healthy carbohydrates like fruit and whole grains. Apparently not.

Many new diet books are banning fruit or limiting how much of it can be eaten and when it should be eaten. The reason: Too much carbohydrate from fruit can prevent weight loss, or worse, make you fat.

That may be true if you eat a dozen apples every day (which would add 1,140 calories to your diet). But who does that? As a dietitian in private practice, I assess people’s diets every day. For many people, fruit just isn’t a regular part of their diet. Instead of giving strategies to cut down on fruit, most often I give tips to increase fruit intake.

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More than 1,800 ill as outbreak spreads across EU

British supermarkets have been urged to take German produce off their shelves halt the spread of the deadly mutant E.coli outbreak.

One of Britain’s leading microbiologists made the warning as UK retailers continued to import vegetables from Germany – despite concerns that contaminated produce is spreading the toxic bacteria.

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Natasha Hastings, professional athlete and Huffington Post blogger, discusses long work hours, exercise and how to reconcile the two for AOL Healthy Living:

As Americans are getting back to work, they are, naturally, dedicating more time to their jobs. Whether it is working from the Blackberry all day long, increasing hours to fit global time zones, putting in long days from home or whatever else is necessary, long gone are the days of an average 40-hour work week.

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An artificial sweetener used in Diet Coke is to undergo an urgent EU safety review.

Aspartame is ingested every day by millions of people around the world in more than 6,000 well-known brands of food, drink and medicine.

However, it has been the subject of a number of studies that appear to show harmful effects on human health.

One recent study linked diet drinks containing aspartame to premature births, while another suggested it could cause cancer.

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To keep your brain healthy as you age, consider eating more salad dressing, nuts, fish, chicken and leafy greens – and laying off high-fat animal foods.

According to a new study, published this week in the online edition of Archives of Neurology, it’s a dietary pattern associated with a significantly lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

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* Dad’s weekly wages spent on girl’s food… while rest of family go hungry
* Daughter demands food from neighbours when she’s finished eating
* Rolls on floor crying and eats MUD if parents refuse to feed her
* Muches 15 biscuits and TEN bananas (and that’s just for an afternoon snack)

Standing just 3ft 5ins tall and weighing a staggering 14st 5lbs, this child weighs five times more than she should.

Suman Khatun is believed to be one of the world’s fattest kids – and eats enough food each week to feed her entire village.

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Towels come in handy for sopping up sweat; it’s rarer for them to be responsible for it. But for the past few weeks, a folded-up towel has added a new twist to my workouts.

Leah Wilson has been a Toronto-based trainer for more than nine years. Recently, when working with a client, she experimented with a towel as a way to further engage muscle groups using body weight instead of free weights.

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We are a nation of coffee addicts — last year alone we spent almost £1 billion on it. Our caffeine habit was vindicated last week when Swedish researchers revealed women who drink five or more cups a day could be protecting themselves against an aggressive form of breast cancer.

But with other research suggesting high doses of caffeine can pose risks to health, just how much coffee should you be drinking a day? To help you decide, we reveal the benefits — and risks — of your daily intake.

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