If it is not thing, it's another. Even articles ostensibly written for good purposes are imbibed with insulting invective and prejudice -- save for one small sliver of a group.
"Southern obesity rates are highest; CDC survey finds West has lowest" by Mike Stobbe, Associated Press | November 20, 2009
ATLANTA - The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia. High rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more than 80 percent of counties in the Appalachian region that includes Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia, according to the new research from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
Related: State Screams Fatso at Massachusetts Kids
If that is true, why would anyone want to go to an NBA game?
Watch a bunch of fat slobs walk down the court?
That explains the low scores, rotten play, and why I choose Classic if I want to watch a game. How pathetic!
There are a range of possible explanations for counties in the South and Appalachia having the highest rates of obesity and diabetes, specialists said. A culture that embraces fatty, unhealthy foods and shuns exercise may be one. Genetics may be another. Income and education probably have a lot to do with it, too....
Man, they REALLY HAMMERED YOU on that one, my Southern brethren!
The Alabama counties at the top of the list are low-income, mostly African-American communities....
If I didn't know better, I'd say the Zionist paper was racist.
It's all a bunch of fat-ass blacks?
Isn't that a stereotype?
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Yeah, Happy Thanksgiving from the Boston Globe to your table, rebel!!!