THE BOTTOM LINE ABOUT FAT
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- Heavy Duty. Cottle, Michelle // New Republic;5/13/2002, Vol. 226 Issue 18, p16
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- Xenical. // Update;12/16/2004, Vol. 69 Issue 8, p333
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