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confessions of a FRONTLINE dieter - he was never caught up in America's obsession with losing weight until one day he got a call...photo of steve talbot
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the fattening of america

Experts discuss the roots of the obesity crisis, offer practical solutions to staunch the epidemic and assess the new low-carb revolution

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Nutritionists and the doctors behind The South Beach Diet, Eat More, Weigh Less and The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating

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Diet Wars

Americans spend $40 billion a year on books, products, and programs designed to do one thing: help us lose weight. From Atkins to Ornish and Weight Watchers to the Zone, today's dieters have a dizzying array of weight loss programs from which to choose--yet the underlying principles of these diets are often contradictory. Is low fat better than low carb? Is Atkins the answer? And has the USDA Food Pyramid done more harm than good? In "Diet Wars," FRONTLINE examines the great diet debate.

posted april 8, 2004

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