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Fat Head (2009)

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Posted by Uncle Wiggles on Jan. 4, 2013
105 min - Documentary - 4196 Views

While most people saw the documentary Super Size Me as an expose of the fast food industry, comedian and former health writer Tom Naughton saw it as a dare: He'd show that you could lose weight on a diet of burgers and fries.
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