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Byline: Rory Evans PHOTOGRAPHED BY NORMAN JEAN ROY
They say you are what you eat, but new research proves you are whom you eat with. Friends can make or break your diet--and the dinner table competition can be ruthless.
D inner among female friends can often play out like a game of Texas Hold 'em. One woman places an order--grilled chicken salad, dressing on the side. There is a pause. All eyes shift to the woman next to her, suspense building as she carefully weighs her next move. Will she see her? Will she raise her? Another grilled chicken salad it is! And so it goes around the rest of the table until it's clear they are four of a kind.
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