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    A Little About Me

    FEBRUARY 29, 2012 9:29PM

    By Paula R


    Topics: toning, water aerobics, yoga, pilates, zumba, lap band, weight loss

    • 3 Ratings
    • 675 Views
    • 8 Comments
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    1-800-GET-THIN!

    SEPTEMBER 25, 2011 1:32AM

    By Victoria Carlson


    Topics: diet related deaths, gastric bypass surgery, lap band, surgery, beauty, weight, dieting, 1-800-get-thin

    • 2 Ratings
    • 868 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Big fat lies Part 7

    MAY 25, 2011 3:38PM

    By Patrick D Hahn


    Topics: type ii diabetes, orlando sentinel, medical-industrial complex, overmedicalization, health care, health, lap band, bariatric surgery, weight loss surgery, personal responsibility, obesity

    • 3 Ratings
    • 677 Views
    • 5 Comments
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    Big fat lies Part 5 UPDATED

    DECEMBER 2, 2010 10:16AM

    By Patrick D Hahn


    Topics: health, health care, overmedicalization, medical-industrial complex, obesity, personal responsibility, bariatric surgery, lap band, weight loss surgery

    • 1 Ratings
    • 200 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Healthy New Year!

    JANUARY 3, 2010 1:49AM

    By charismakitty


    Topics: lap band, health

    • 8 Ratings
    • 10589 Views
    • 17 Comments
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    Big fat lies

    MARCH 26, 2009 9:22AM

    By Patrick D Hahn


    Topics: medical-industrial complex, gastric bypass, lap band, weight loss surgery, obesity, health, overmedicalization, personal responsibility, health care, bariatric surgery, weight loss surgery

    • 6 Ratings
    • 1637 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Has medicine become the modern-day substitute for religion?

    MARCH 7, 2009 10:38AM

    By Patrick D Hahn


    Topics: lap band, obesity, health, antidepressants, bypass surgery, overmedicalization, medical-industrial complex, health care

    • 2 Ratings
    • 1197 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Vassals of the Medical-Industrial Complex

    FEBRUARY 25, 2009 5:14PM

    By Patrick D Hahn


    Topics: health care, weight loss surgery, medical-industrial complex, overmedicalization, health, personal responsibility, bariatric surgery, obesity, lap band

    • 0 Ratings
    • 1066 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Circle of friends

    SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 5:49PM

    By Stacy Christopher


    Topics: poetry, issues, women, chinese medicine, oriental medicine, freedom, healing, health, acupuncture, fat woman, fat women, surviving morbid obesity, prayer groups, health problems and fundraising, health issues and fundraising, health fundraising, fundraising, fees, projected costs, cost analysis, support circles, morbid obesity, gastric bypass, bariatric surgery, bariatric, lap band, powerful women, magic, manifest, manifesting, lapband, duodenal, fat discrimination, rights, oppression, fat oppression, fat, obesity, surgery, weight, weight loss surgery, wls

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