I’ll Take the “Double Bacon Bohemoth Burger,” Thank You!
This new ad for “Lean Pockets” (low-fat/calorie version of “Hot Pockets”) is making the rounds of the blogosphere: Most folks commenting on this appear to be stunned at the sheer, campy awfulness of David Hasselhoff’s performance. I can’t argue with the critics; although I also can’t fault Mr. Hasselhoff: he’s an actor… it’s his job to follow the script and direction....
What Dr. Freedhoff Sez…
…About this new ad from the vegan group, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM): Dr. Freedhoff is NOT amused… The message I get from it is along the lines of obese people are oafish, clumsy, thoughtless, boobs, and that “fat” is “sickening“. Shame on you PCRM, both for your misinformation on veganism and obesity, as well as for your perpetuation of hateful weight bias, but thank you...
Is Chris Christie Too Fat to be President?
In a word, no. Given the extensive news coverage of Mr. Christie’s weight (for examples, see here, here, here, here and here), you’d think this was a more important issue than his experience, knowledge and policy positions. Note to the media: yes, the man’s fat. He knows he’s fat, too. But unless he’s actually experiencing metabolic and/or cardiovascular issues, his girth is a non-issue for me. Time to...
Irony, Thy Name is Prevention
While glancing at MSNBC this morning, I clicked on a provocatively titled link, “End of Dieting? New Movement Breaks Cycle” – which led me to an article on “Health at Every Size” (HAES) reprinted from Prevention.com. What is “Health at Every Size“? It’s a philosophy that’s based on health, rather than weight loss. The goal is to break the vicious cycle of yo-yo dieting and promote...
New Food Safety Ads are Just Plain Weird
Back in my college daze, I took a medical school class on the investigation and identification of food and water-borne illnesses, in addition to my basic coursework on food microbiology. “Food and water-borne illness” is just a nice way of writing “food poisoning,” doncha know. And while studying it wasn’t as nasty as experiencing it, suffice it to say, learning about often violent – and even deadly...
Real Age = Real Bad Science Reporting
It’s been a while since I’ve discussed “Real Age” – so this is long overdue. Yeah, I’ve continued to get the weekly newsletter, although most of the time, I just click “Delete” without actually looking at the contents… just been too busy. Today was almost no exception… but a headline caught my eye just ahead of my usual click on the big red “X.” It read:...
Find Us on Amazon!
