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Interesting NewsMax article and no it isn't 'political' ...

by Edward ODaniel Jul 12, 2007 3:05AM PDT

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China Probing 'Chelsea Clinton' Weight Loss Patch
NewsMax.com Wires
Monday, July 9, 2007

BEIJING -- China is looking into claims of a herbal weight loss patch which its makers said helped former U.S. President Bill Clinton's daughter, Chelsea, shed 12 kg (26.5 lb) in under a month, state media reported on Monday.

Customers are instructed to stick the patch to the area of the body where they want to lose weight and then just wait for the fat to flow out of them, the Beijing Morning Post said, citing an investigation by China Central Television.

But in fact the oil seeped from the patch itself, which could be seen when it was put on a warmed up cup or a television set, the report said.

The patch is named after an acupuncture point and translates clumsily into "America Seven-Point Thinness."
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Communist China has really been on their toes learning about the power of capitalism's "Advertising".