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I read with interest the letter from "Weird, Stupid or Selfish?" -- whose husband eats all the decorative candy she puts out. His inability to resist sugar resonated with me, as I have sugar sensitivity and have engaged in exactly the same behaviors. I simply could not resist sugar.

After years of struggling and dieting and sitting in work meetings obsessing about the doughnuts instead of the topic at hand, I discovered the book "Potatoes Not Prozac," by Kathleen DesMaisons.

the doughnutsとなぜ特定するようなtheが付いているのでしょうか？よろしくお願いします

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the doughnutsとなぜ特定するようなtheが付いているのでしょうか？

　下記の the の（３）「物や人について一般的なことを述べるとき」の例です。
　http://vu.flare.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/english/writing/basic/grammar/articles.htm

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