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"You're sitting there with your water, it's tough not to order a big soda," said Eli Sugarman (above with mom Allison Paul), on going to the movies with friends after he decided to give up sugary drinks for health reasons. (Suzanne Kreiter/ Globe Staff) |
A bittersweet story
How sugary drinks have become the key target in the battle against obesity
Just the other day, a man weighing 470 pounds lumbered into Dr. Caroline Apovian’s office at Boston Medical Center. He was young - only 32 years old - but already, his heart had begun to fail him, a legacy of his extreme obesity. (Full article: 1238 words)
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