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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...diet, and local waiters have learned to expect bizarre requests. "At Bijan they do a baked brie that's out of this world. I asked to have the brie cheese with celery instead of bread," says Betsy, "and the waiter didn't even blink. And Dan O'Toole, a sales executive at the Los Angeles Times Syndicate, shed 50 lbs. while eating fatty food. He says the diet gives him much more energy than he had in the past, though this may just be because he used to weigh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Low-Carb Diet Craze | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...next wave of fad diets base their low-carb logic on even stranger theories than insulin or food combining. Peter J. D'Adamo's book Eat Right 4 Your Type advocates diets tailored to your specific blood type. Type O's get to eat red meat. Type A's aren't as lucky; they're stuck with mostly vegetables and fruits. Type A's, however, get to keep using their arteries. D'Adamo sells vitamins for each body type and claims he has got the already skinny Elizabeth Hurley, Hugh Grant and Andy Dick to buy into his logic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Low-Carb Diet Craze | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...that weren't bad enough, Atlanta claims to have surpassed Chicago as the city with the busiest airport. Chicago's O'Hare airport still has more planes landing and taking off than any other airport--as a frequent visitor to O'Hare, often for longer than I'd intended to stay, I have grown to suspect that a lot more land than take off--but Hartsfield International handles more passengers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's a Tall World, After All | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...that I said emphatically, N-O. Women need more time to be sexually aroused than men. And to make absolutely sure that there is enough time not only for arousal but also for the resolution phase which is after sex so she gets hugs and kisses and caresses. Okay...

Author: By Vicky C. Hallett, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Fifteen Minutes With Dr. Ruth | 10/28/1999 | See Source »

...offensive zone, Dartmouth will have to fill the skates of Kathleen O'Keefe (9, 25), who led the team in points. Parish Oberting will rely on junior forwards Jennifer Wiehn (16, 12), Carrie Sekela (14, 13) and Lauren Trottier (13, 16) to provide the bulk of the scoring...

Author: By Zevi M. Gutfreund, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Leagues Women | 10/27/1999 | See Source »

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