Although the trial has several limitations, children in the low sugar group scored significantly lower across multiple measures of obesity, including BMI, weight, skinfold-thickness measurements, waist-to-height ratio, and fat mass.

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Certainly the heart of the potentially destructive but statuesque Tasmania batsman and former Australia fringe player Mark Cosgrove, who would presumably break the skinfold-testing calipers, must have sunk when he heard Arthur's comment.

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