Why? Well, back in April I wrote about how the CDC (Center for Disease Control) had announced that they were wrong in saying that obesity led to 365,000 deaths a year. It was, they said, actually 14x's lower than that, only 25,814 deaths. (Side Note: How did they go from a round number like 365,000 to a precise number like 23,814? Were they just guessing at first or did they suddenly start showing up at fat peoples funerals to make sure they got it right?)
Well, it seems the CDC was still off a little. This weekend they announced the number was more like 14,000 (Back to round numbers.) But they made sure to say that they still believed obesity was a huge problem (pun intended?) Just a 351,ooo smaller problem than first thought. It's good to see that the CDC still isn't going to let facts stand in the way of their conclusions. I admire their consistency.
Ok, is it time to finally just stop paying taxes and burn my money in the back yard to cut out the middle man? Hey, and while I'm burning that cash I'll make sure to roast some marshmellows and put on some serious pounds because in a couple of months the CDC will be announcing that obese people are living longer than the average person... but it's still a problem.
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Santa? Is that you?
I almost vomitted when this page came up!!
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