The preference for thinness in our culture has been prominent for decades, correlated with pressure to diet and engaging in unsafe diet practices, said Nancy Silberg, a clinical psychologist with the UVM Medical Center who determines whether a patient is a good candidate for the weight loss procedures like bariatric surgery
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The skin pinch is especially useful on the thigh, where the subcutaneous layer can be thinner than the abdomen in many people
TABLE 1 Negative-selection decision matrix for oral peptide and protein development