A girl named Joe
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Marion "Joe" Carstairs became popular in the 1920s for setting the record in motorboat racing. The American oil heiress reigned in Whale Cay island for 40 years and spent her last days spending money in meaningful ways. Carstairs died Dec 18, 1993 at 93.
Publication Name: Vanity Fair
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0733-8899
Year: 1998
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Beer belly aptly named
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Alcohol contains calories and slows down the body's normal capacity to burn fat. Studies prove that the occasional substitution of alcohol for high-calorie food could help people lose weight. However, alcohol consumption can have adverse effects.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1992
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Beer belly aptly named
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Too much alcohol consumption upsets the body's metabolism of fat. Alcohol may help burn calories from other foods but it will also slow down the burning of fat. This will account for the weight that the body gains as a result.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1992
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