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Article: Dieters Who Believe in Calorie Restriction Prefer Going Hungry to Dying Early.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- October 27, 2003
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Byline: David Kohn
Oct. 27--Michael Rae is on a diet. A serious diet.
Subsisting largely on "loads and loads and loads of vegetables," he consumes 1,800 to 2,000 calories a day, about 25 percent fewer than the USDA recommends for adult males.
"In truth, I'm a little bit hungry most of the time," he said. "You get used to that, although it can be distracting." The regimen has lowered his libido and also can make him snappish.
One other fact about Rae -- unlike most other dieters, he's already thin -- 6 feet tall and 117 pounds.
So why on earth does he torment himself? The 33-year-old technical writer from Calgary, Alberta, ...