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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Invalidated site: The Nemours Foundation - Teens Health - The Deal With Diets.	Emily Rodriguez	Oct 27, 2017
	Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Food - How Dieting Works.	Shiveta Singh	Jun 30, 2008
	Added new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - Teens Health - The Deal With Diets.	Shiveta Singh	May 12, 2008
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998