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Gastric bypass procedures (GBP) divide the stomach into a small "gastric" pouch and a much larger, lower "bypassed" pouch. The operation makes the stomach smaller and makes the patient feel full faster. /Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. hide caption

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Fat State Stretched Thin: Tenn. Covers Gastric Bypass

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Phylicia Simone Barnes went missing Dec. 28 while visiting her father and half-siblings in Baltimore. /Courtesy of "Pray For Phylicia Barnes" hide caption

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Baltimore Police Look To Media To Find Missing Teen

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Cocoa beans at the Mast Brothers Chocolate Factory in Brooklyn, N.Y. Their beans come from sustainable farms in Madagascar, the Dominican Republican and South America. They cost two or three times as much as typical cocoa beans from Ivory Coast. E. Conor Hagen/Courtesy of Mast Brothers Chocolate Factory hide caption

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Rising Cocoa Prices May Leave Chocolate Fans Bitter

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