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Frontline S22E12 — Diet Wars

Frontline•Season 22•Episode 12

Diet Wars

Apr 8, 200456 min

Americans spend $40 billion a year on books, products, and programs designed to do one thing: help us lose weight. From Atkins to Ornish and Weight Watchers to South Beach, today's dieters have a dizzying array of weight loss programs from which to choose --

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Episode Summary

"Diet Wars" is episode 12 of Frontline season 22. It aired on April 8, 2004.

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