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Scientific Breakthrough: Spot Reduction |
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Written by Dan Gwartney, MD
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Monday, 09 February 2009 |
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It’s always the little details that change an experience, even though 99 percent of us believe the world would be a much nicer place if 9-point fonts were outlawed. Don’t believe that the fine print matters? Remember the surprise the last time you turned in a car on a lease or tried to get out of a cell phone contract?
A Plethora of Solutions
Bodybuilders know that trophies are won based on the details. When the judges are tallying up the score sheets deciding which of the contestants with 20” arms is walking away with the hardware, the difference usually lies in striations versus separation. Put two guys of equal size side-by-side, and the leaner one should always win.
Often, there’s one little spot of fat that’s really bothersome. People are frequently made to feel as though they suffer from some latent psychosis if they comment on a tiny bit of fat around the belly button or just under the gluteal crease (butt cheek).1 Certainly, there are individuals who are overly fixated on minor or nonexistent deposits of fat and track down gym personnel to pinch the spot with calipers more often than Lady Macbeth washed her hands as she droned on, “Out damned spot! Out, I say!”2
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