"Like almost every dieter in America, Wendy Bassett has used all sorts of weight-loss products. Nothing worked, she said, until she tried Sensa: granules she scatters on almost everything she eats, and which are supposed to make dieters less hungry by enhancing the smell and taste of food" [...]"But can the manipulation of smell really lead to weight loss? A handful of niche products would have you believe just that."
A most interesting read in the New York Times today. Click here to read the rest of the article by Abby Ellin.
Brought to my attention by a reader on Perfume Posse.
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
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