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"All I can say is that this new diet trend is pretty bonkers&amp;#8212;but it also kind of underscores the unbelievable ways people try to lose weight.\nPinterestFacebookIt&amp;#39;s called the &amp;quot;cotton-ball diet&amp;quot; and it&amp;#39;s almost exactly what it sounds like. Instead of eating real meals, it calls for dousing up to five cotton balls in orange juice, lemonade, or smoothies, and then eating them. How-to videos about the diet have been surfacing on YouTube recently, explaining that the idea is to feel full so you don&amp;#39;t eat much.\nOne: It does not sound delicious. And two: This isn&amp;#39;t at all a health &amp;quot;do.&amp;quot; Generally speaking, cotton balls are made with more than just cotton; they also contain polyester fibers with chemicals in them. Good Morning America talked to Dr. Ovidio Bermudez, chief medical officer at the Eating Recovery Center, who says that eating synthetic cotton is like eating cloth&amp;#8212;or even buttons or coins, as it could lead to an obstruction of the intestinal tract. Over time, the cotton can build up to create blockages, which could eventually become life-threatening, he says.\nBut there are plenty of other ways to eat healthily that do not involve ingesting unnatural substances, so let&amp;#39;s just go ahead and pretend this cotton ball thing doesn&amp;#39;t even exist (and you&amp;#39;re smart, so I know you will anyway):\n\nLearning how to shop at the grocery store\n\n\nScientifically proven weight-loss methods\n\n\nCutting out the little things\n\n\nSkinny cooking tips\n\n\nTeensy-tiny swaps that make big differences\n\n\nLauren Conrad&amp;#39;s tips on eating well at restaurants\n\nAll right, so! What are your thoughts on this cotton-ball thing?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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