As it is:
"One in 8 Americans now receives food stamps, including one in four children"
I'm sorry, but when I look around here I do not see that many fat kids.
Wherever they are, is the government unloading garbage on them?
"First lady unveils obesity campaign" by Associated Press | February 10, 2010
WASHINGTON - Michelle Obama unveiled her national public awareness campaign against childhood obesity yesterday, a problem she says concerns her both as the president’s wife and a mother.
One in three American children is overweight or obese, and such children face higher risks of developing diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and other illnesses. Billions of dollars are spent every year treating obesity-related conditions.
I'm not buying that, no way!
And public health specialists say today’s children are on track to have shorter lifespans than their parents....
Ya scared yet?
The campaign, which Obama said she hopes will be seen as her legacy, is aimed at solving the childhood obesity problem in a generation, so that children born today can reach adulthood at a healthy weight....
This? You want this to be you legacy? Not stopping the wars or anything?
In an interview with ABC News, Obama acknowledged her love of burgers and fries and ice cream and cake....
Big heaping helping of a plate there, huh, readers?
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SINGAPORE - Weight-loss surgery was more effective at slimming severely obese teens and improving their health than two years of diet and exercise, a study found....
That's all right. Kid can live with the weight rather than have his/her gut sliced open. Not like there is any money to be made from this self-serving study, right?
Weight-loss surgery has soared in popularity among adults in the United States in response to rising rates of obesity.
WTF?
One in seven of us is hungry (one in denial here, so add that to the statistics), so what the hell are they talking about?
It's the GARBAGE FOOD I see on TV all the time, isn't it?
The procedure has been controversial because the quality of evidence to support it is poor, said Edward Livingston, professor of surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and a contributing editor to the journal....
But GET UP on the SLAB, kid!!!
You see, LIES are DANGEROUS no matter WHAT they are about, readers!!!
LIES lead to INSANE IDEAS like this!!!
Gastric banding is done when a surgeon places a band around the upper portion of the stomach to create a pouch to hold food, which limits the amount a person can eat. The reversible procedure is one of the two most common for weight loss, with the other being gastric bypass....
Do you want your kid going through that? I'd rather they get their ass of the couch and away from the damn video games, don't you?
At least one US adolescent in six - more than 5 million people - was obese in 2004, according to the study.
Well, they are ALL SOMEWHERE ELSE because we have a few in my hayseed home; however, NO MORE than you would EVER HAVE SEEN in the past!
And SOME of the SKINNY KIDS with the CLOTHES FALLING OFF!
Can young men be anorexic or bulimic, too?
Michelle Obama began a nationwide campaign Tuesday against childhood obesity and announced the creation of a website, www.letsmove.gov, which will offer information on exercise and healthy eating to children, parents, and schools.
Hey, no one is arguing against exercise; however, I'm sure some of the SPLENDID YOUNG WOMEN I SEE on the BASKETBALL FLOOR would be considered FAT by certain measures -- and yet THERE THEY ARE RUNNING UP and DOWN the FLOOR and MAKING PLAYS!!
This is a problem, readers:
"Researchers calculated the body mass index - a standard measurement of size.... There is growing debate about the accuracy of the standard method of calculating whether someone is overweight.... the system would put nearly half of NBA players in the overweight category"
So how am I really supposed to read something like this and take it seriously.
Yeah, and one more thing.
The Obamas aren't hurting for their meals, TAXPAYERS!
The number of obese Americans has more than doubled over 30 years to 72 million, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Yeah, MOSTLY the FAT ASSES that POPULATE WALL STREET, WASHINGTON, and other power centers in AmeriKa because THEY AIN'T OUT HERE!!!
Wondering if the bank loot in bankster pockets tipped the scales a bit, 'ey?
People who are overweight or obese have a greater risk of diabetes, heart attacks, and strokes, the Atlanta-based agency said last month....
Yeah, more junk science, but -- hey, will that fill you up, kiddo?
For the study, researchers at Melbourne’s Monash University followed 50 adolescents ages 14 to 18 over two years. All participants were severely obese, having a body mass index, or BMI, greater than 35....
Oh, that GARBAGE MEASUREMENT says that?
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Maybe she'll buy you lunch, 'ey, kiddo?
