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Losing Weight on a Japanese Natto Diet - Scam? -
01-28-2007, 05:55 PM
Natto nonsense lands television show in sticky mess
The Jan. 7 installment of the TV show "Hakkutsu! Aru Aru Daijiten II" promoted natto as a dieting aid, providing dieting information to the effect that if you eat two packages of natto every day you can lose weight. Immediately, there was a nationwide rush on natto. According to the program, natto is rich in the hormone DHEA.
A short time later, KTV called a press conference and admitted the show's information was "fabricated"...
Source: Japan Times - Natto Diet Nonsense
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