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  • In Akpan’s collection there is a story entitled Fattening for Gabon.

    Life Copies Fiction Lauri 2009

  • In Akpan’s collection there is a story entitled Fattening for Gabon.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Lauri 2009

  • "Fattening" the low frequency output in this region is an easy way for dramatic affect to be added to movie soundtracks, and is sometimes done by manufacturers to create "the wow effect" in the untrained ears of potential end users.

    Electronic House Recently Filed 2009

  • Health economist Eric Finkelstein, co-author of The Fattening of America, says medical costs won't go down unless Americans make a serious effort "to slim down by improving their diet and exercise patterns."

    Rising obesity will cost U.S. health care $344 billion a year 2009

  • As the country becomes wealthier, it moves ever closer to the fattening staples of the United States.12 Each year, the average American chomps through 124 kilograms of meat, most of it beef.13 Fattening a cow by a kilogram requires four times as much grain and far more water than fattening a chicken by the same amount.

    When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010

  • Are Fattening Up Like the cost of Thanksgiving dinner, the value of early-stage start-ups continues to go up.

    Enterprise Dispatch 2010

  • In The Fattening of America, I make the argument that the government should revisit past policies that may have inadvertently helped promote the rise in obesity rates.

    The Economics of Obesity: A Q&A With the Author of The Fattening of America - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • Fattening diets of sodas and processed foods, high in added sugars and fats and low in fiber, have long been linked to diabetes, but another possible risk factor has recently been identified.

    Mindy Pennybacker: Beware of BPA, the stealth fat chemical in cans Mindy Pennybacker 2010

  • The health economist Eric Finkelstein has been studying the subject for years, and, along with co-author Laurie Zuckerman, has just published a book, The Fattening of America, which analyzes the causes and consequences of obesity in the U.S.

    The Economics of Obesity: A Q&A With the Author of The Fattening of America - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • As the country becomes wealthier, it moves ever closer to the fattening staples of the United States.12 Each year, the average American chomps through 124 kilograms of meat, most of it beef.13 Fattening a cow by a kilogram requires four times as much grain and far more water than fattening a chicken by the same amount.

    When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010

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