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World Service,05 Feb 1999,28 mins

Why Are We Getting Bigger?

Everywoman

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Why are we getting bigger yet striving for a supermodel ideal? Is there a healthier alternative to dieting? Also on the programme: The student who married a prince before their country headed for revolution - the wife of the former Shah of Iran talks to Everywoman . This week's diary talks about the effects of gun culture in South Africa.

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