Heller also says the results may not apply to all dieters, citing the small study group and the fact that about 95 percent of the participants were male.

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Most of the men and women in the study came from a similar background, meaning the results may not apply to everyone.

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"It is a study of the evolution of skateboard art through the actual art itself and the technology used to apply the art on the skateboard, " he said.

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