EDITORIAL FAT CITY BLUES.LOS Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. may be known as the land of the tan, the fit and the gorgeous, but according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. two new studies, there's much more to our beauty culture: We're fat and have bad teeth. According to the county Health Department, L.A. residents have, on average, gained six pounds each over the past eight years - for a collective total of 44 million pounds. Then there's a survey from the Dental Health Foundation, which ranks California's kids among the worst in terms of dental care. Maybe that's why this is also the land of liposuction Liposuction Definition Liposuction, also known as lipoplasty or suction-assisted lipectomy, is cosmetic surgery performed to remove unwanted deposits of fat from under the skin. and high-end orthodontics orthodontics: see dentistry. , not to mention Botox, collagen implants, tummy tucks and face-lifts. Hey, we have a reputation to protect. |
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