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My sister just had her baby and she has huge stretch marks on her thighs. what can she do?
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Diet: These purple marks have been called stretch marks erroneously. The skin is the largest organ in the body and needs appropriate diet like every other organ. They are sure signs of lousy diet because they are caused by biochemical changes in the skin. They are associated with obesity for the same reason-----------------diet.
Answered 5/11/2012
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