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Our ramen-loving, curry-craving reporter managed to drop a lot of weight while still satisfying his taste buds.
Impressive weight loss transforms this man’s body and mind, but it’s his new face that’s blowing everyone away.
After being away from the spotlight for a few years, the busty star wants to regain her physique.
Move to allow private companies to handle public water supply has politicians fired up, supporters unwilling to communicate as dissenter shouts “No! No! No! No! No!”
In our quest to find a cheese-laden pizza we can eat guilt-free, we’ve come across a Japanese-style concoction that’s surprisingly delicious.
Gran Toda’s “Fat Purchasing Campaign” is certainly one of the best incentives to finally get into shape.
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Japanese high school girls may be some of the thinnest in the world, but more than half think they’re fatties, and only a third are happy with their bodies.
Formula works out to 18 percent lighter than Japan Medical Association guidelines, but not everyone thinks it’s a problem.
Despite its healthy holier-than-thou image, Japanese food has more than a few calorific goodies/evil temptations.
New pizzas promise you can still keep the pounds off, but without the cravings.
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Being overweight can negatively impact your life in a number of ways, but many of them don’t become apparent until after years of a hyper-calorific lifestyle. As such, vague warnings about lowered energy levels and increased medical costs at some indeterminable point in the future, or even a potentially early death, don’t always have enough of a feeling of immediacy to be compelling arguments to eat healthy and exercise.
On the other hand, a better chance at winning the approval of women is almost always a compelling argument, which is why a new motivational CD is being released in Japan with a number of anime and video game voice actresses alternatively offering encouragement to dieters and spitting contempt at the “pigs.”
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