About70，000，000Americansaretryingtoloseweight.ThisisalmostoneoutofeverythreepeopleintheUnitedStates.Somepeopleeat1foodandtheyhardlyhaveanyfatsorsweets.Othersdorunningexercisewithmachines，takemedicines，ore

　　About70，000，000Americansaretryingtoloseweight.ThisisalmostoneoutofeverythreepeopleintheUnitedStates.Somepeopleeat1foodandtheyhardlyhaveanyfatsorsweets.Othersdorunningexercisewithmachines，takemedicines，orevenhaveoperations.2youcanseelosingweightis3work，anditwillalsocostalotofmoney.But4dosomanypeopleintheUnitedStateswanttoloseweight?

　　ManypeopleintheUnitedStatesworryabouttheirlookofthebody.Formanypeople，lookingnicealsomeanstobe5.Otherpeopleworryabouttheirhealthasmanydoctors6overweightisnotgood.

　　Mostpeoplewanttofindafasterand7waytotakeofffat，andbooksofthiskindareverypopular.Thesebookstellpeoplehowtoloseweight.Eachyearalotofnewbooksliketheseare8.Eachonesaysitcaneasilyhelppeopletakefataway.

　　Losingweightcanbeexpensive.Someoverweightpeoplegotohealthcenters，likeLaCostainCalifornia.Menandwomen9severalhundreddollarsadayatthesehealthcenters.Peoplelivethereforoneweekortwo，takingexercise，eatingdifferentfoods.Mealstheremaybejustalittle.Allthisworksforlosingweight.104daysontheprogram，onewomancalledMrs.Warrenlost5pounds(2.27kg).At400dollarsaday,shespent320dollarstoloseeachpound.Butshesaidshewasstillgladtodoso.

　　Healthcenters，books，medicines，operations，runningandexercisemachinesallgetalotofmoney.SointheUnitedStates，losingWeightmaymeanlosingmoneytoo。

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