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The battle of the bulge

A look at the growing obesity problem in the U.S.

Diet and fitness videos
Is milk necessary for health?
  Nov. 9: Dr. Nancy Snyderman gives her take on claims that dairy isn’t needed for a healthy diet, babies cry in their native language and whether a device can predict hair loss in “The Spin Doctor.”

  Smart Fitness — By Jacqueline Stenson
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Can exercise get rid of this dude’s ‘moobs’?
Could working out give a man “moobs”? Can exercise help a masculine-looking woman get some feminine curves? Smart Fitness answers your queries.

updated 11:47 a.m. ET June 27, 2005

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