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A fad-diet book for all occasions.(Home Front)(Column)

Article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) Article date: July 14, 2007

Byline: W. Bruce Cameron

Recently I was at the bookstore looking at diet books, thinking maybe it was time I read one instead of going on a diet. I was astounded by the sheer number and variety of the things and became energized by the promises of quick, painless weight loss because it gave me confidence that if I just worked at it, I could write my own diet book.

Many of the weight-loss plans seem to include language like this: "The Low-Lard Diet, when combined with good nutrition and exercise, can result in significant ...

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