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	Doctors told the 59-old-year leader of Europe&#39;s biggest economy to give up snacking on bread rolls with cheese and raw meat after she fractured her pelvis in a skiing accident.</div>
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	Instead, Merkel now munches on carrots, leeks and red, yellow and green paprika.&quot;She is very disciplined,&quot; Bild quoted a source close to Merkel&#39;s inner circle as saying. &quot;She eats more fruit.&quot;</div>
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Merkel slims down after going on fruit and vegetable diet

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Merkel slims down after going on fruit and vegetable diet

Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has lost about 10 kilograms since January after her doctors advised her to go on a fruit and vegetable diet, the Bild newspaper reported Tuesday.

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