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Scientists Fatten Up Monkeys to Study Human Obesity

February 20, 2011

obese monkey

Shiva is twice his normal weight and carries much of it in his belly.

Shiva sits around too much, eating rich, fatty foods and sipping sugary drinks, like many these days. He has the pot belly to prove it, one that nearly touches the floor — when he’s on all fours, that is.

 

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