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Book cover for Nature Wants Us to Be Fat: The Surprising Science Behind Why We Gain Weight and How We Can Prevent-and Reverse-It
Nature Wants Us to Be Fat: The Surprising Science Behind Why We Gain Weight and How We Can Prevent-and Reverse-It by Richard J. Johnson
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I am talking about not only obesity, but also the diseases that crowd our hospitals today, particularly diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, and heart disease.
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