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The Mystery of the Seth Roberts Diet
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The Freakonomics guys brought attention to the Seth Roberts diet, which claims to reduce hunger by ingesting flavorless calories, without testing its effectiveness. Although it was never tested, the diet became popular due to the language of science used in promotion.
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