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We're all so hungry to be thin

Abstract:
Walk into any local grocery store, and stand in the checkout line. You'll be hard-pressed not to stare at a display specifically designed to profit off of your insecurities. Gracing the cover of almost every glossy magazine at the checkout stand are the airbrushed, ultra-thin models and celebrities - mostly women - smiling from behind a mirage of headlines touting miracle weight loss and diet solutions....

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