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Fads from Around the World

By on August 11, 2011

Features

Fads from Around the World

Sixty million: That’s the number of Americans deemed “totally inactive,” which may explain why fad diets, reality shows about housewives, and Bud Light do so well. The good news is that all countries have odd fixations—such as butt-lifts or lying like a plank in the middle of random locations.

Winter is a reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek in New York.
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