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Fast Food Pounds Mediterranean

Mediterranean diet dumped for fast food and growing girths

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 24, 2008 5:52 AM CDT

(Newser) – The much-vaunted Mediterranean diet is falling out of favor fast around the Mediterranean —and obesity rates are rocketing, the New York Times reports. Greek men are now the fattest people in Europe by far as the traditional diet high in vegetables and fish but...   Read full story »

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