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'Ask most dietitians and they'll likely recommend chewing gum as a method to curb hunger. It turns out that advice is not accurate at all. Between the aspartame and chemicals responsible for specific flavors in gum, they make healthy food unappealing causing gum chewers to consume more calories from unhealthy processed foods.'
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Sepp Hasslberger's insight:
'Polio, often thought of as synonymous with paralysis and disability, has been given a new name in India. It is now known as AFP or acute flaccid paralysis. This and the fact that cases of polio caused by the oral polio vaccine (OPV) are not being reflected as polio have ensured that India is into its second year of “polio free” status. After this charade is maintained for one more year, India will be certified by the WHO as “polio free” and will be showcased as a success story of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative that was launched in 1988 by the World Health Assembly. '
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