Kamchatka, Russia | Where the Salmon Rule, National Geographic Magazine: Weight Loss in Russia

October 26, 2011 by
woman in underclothes is being wrapped in plastic in a medical office setting with mirror and computer screen

Russian women in Petropavlovsk are convinced that if they strap electro-sensors onto their skin that they will lose weight “passively.” They also believe there are positive weight loss can be attained by being wrapped in plastic wrap.