Posted AT 6:22 AM EDT on 22/01/04
Go ahead and eat the pie — just work it off
Forget the Atkins diet. Try the Amish diet.
New research shows that Old Order Amish -- a religious group who shun technology -- have an obesity rate of only 4 per cent despite a meat and potatoes (and pie) diet.
Their secret: physical activity in the form of hard work and walking. Lots of walking.
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