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By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While celebrities make headlines for losing or gaining a few pounds today, a new account suggests weight trouble is nothing new for those in the spotlight. A report of letters between the late William H. Taft and his doctor shows the former president also struggled to slim down at the turn of the 20th Century. Deborah Levine, an assistant professor of health policy and management at Providence College in Rhode Island, reports that in 1905, while Taft was still secretary of war, he enlisted the help of a doctor to help him overcome obesity. ...