When Becky Cleaveland is out with her girlfriends, they all pick at salads except for the petite Atlanta woman. She tackles "The Hamdog."<br />
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The dish, a specialty of Mulligan’s, a suburban bar, is a hot dog wrapped by a beef patty that’s deep fried, covered with chili, cheese and onions and served on a hoagie bun. Oh yeah, it’s also topped with a fried egg and two fistfuls of fries.<br />
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Amid a national obesity epidemic and the South’s infamous distinction as the "Stroke Belt," health officials have been trying to get diners to flinch, at least a little, at the region’s trademark fried and fatty foods.<br />
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Read the full story at <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/diet.fitness/02/14/southern.staples.ap/index.html"><strong>CNN</strong></a>
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