In a Mexico City street taco stand, Artemio Martinez balanced his corpulent frame on a stool, downing a sweet soda and eating a final pork-filled corn tortilla. "Can you give me another soft drink to quickly wash down the fifth taco? And the bill please," Martinez, a 42-year-old accountant weighing in at 140 kilograms (309 pounds), asked the cook. The damage for his wallet is relatively light: 40 pesos ( (Dollar) 3) for five meat tortillas and 18 pesos ( (Dollar) 1.4) ...Sunday, 26 May 2013
Mexico Paying Heavy Price for Its Diet
In a Mexico City street taco stand, Artemio Martinez balanced his corpulent frame on a stool, downing a sweet soda and eating a final pork-filled corn tortilla. "Can you give me another soft drink to quickly wash down the fifth taco? And the bill please," Martinez, a 42-year-old accountant weighing in at 140 kilograms (309 pounds), asked the cook. The damage for his wallet is relatively light: 40 pesos ( (Dollar) 3) for five meat tortillas and 18 pesos ( (Dollar) 1.4) ...
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