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Two scientists whose work challenges the assumption that obesity is caused by a lack of willpower were Tuesday announced as the winners of the Shaw Prize, known as the Nobel Prize of the east. Douglas Coleman and Jeffrey Friedman, who both work in the United States, will share the $1 million Shaw Prize for Life Sciences and Medicine, organizers of the award said.

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