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Slimming risks

OPINION: Angela Epstein
24/ 7/2008

GOING away this year? If by chance you are, then it's likely you're one of the millions of people who are currently crash-dieting their way to a bikini body.

However the news that mother-of-two Dawn Page was left brain-damaged and epileptic after a radical new detox diet must surely give us all pause for thought.


 

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   It shows things can go wrong even if you take "expert" advice. My sympathy to the family. - I'm sure most men prefer cuddly to skinny anyday
Trudy, Bolton
24/07/2008 at 12:46
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