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Richard Hudson, 17, of West Bloomfield, left, prepares a healthy snack with his mother Kelly Hudson before dinner, March 14, 2011. Hudson a junior and varsity football player at West Bloomfield High School has made major changes to his diet since learning more about nutrition a month ago. Hudson has eliminated most junk foods in favor of a healthy diet high in protein to improve his body for football. (William Archie/Detroit Free Press/MCT)