That other national expansion
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RECENTLY a mother brought her obese son to the clinic that Carmen Mikhail runs for eating disorders at Texas Children's Hospital. Dr Mikhail asked her what the hefty lad drank. “He drinks Coke,” said his mother. “But that's fat-free.”
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