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Physicians Warn Against Ambition Fueled by Excess Appetite
The piece cites doctors including Herman S Goodman describing a craze to gain fame by exploiting appetite and dieting extremes. It notes a fad sparked by a Westerner claiming a coffee drinking championship after consuming sixty seven cups, and warns about dangerous obsessiveness and health risks.
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Jess
Herman
Goodman
New York City
Gould and Pyle
Dakotas