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December 17, 2007: Dr. Cheese and the Potato family – Seeing is believing; By The International Chair on Cardiometabolic Risk [2:07 min.] [7MB]; Mr. Potato goes for his annual medical checkup with Dr. Cheese. The good doctor is pleased with his patient’s metabolic profile (decreased blood pressure and triglycerides, increased HDL, normalized blood glucose), which has likely improved due to loss of intra-abdominal fat, as revealed by the drop in Mr. Potato’s waistline.

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0:01	Dr. Cheese and the Potato family – Seeing is believing

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Abdominal Obesity / Body Fat Distribution, Metabolic Syndrome

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