The Physician’s Committee For Irresponsible Advertising Strikes (Out) Again
I’m about as sympathetic to vegetarians and vegans as it’s possible for a committed omnivore to be – an assessment that I think the vegetarian/vegan athletes I’ve advised over the years would agree with. If folks want to give up meat/animal products for health, ethical and/or environmental considerations, more power to ’em. There are a lot of ways to eat healthily, and life is just too damn short to...
Making Calorie Information Meaningful
Now here’s an idea for communicating the caloric consequences of eating/drinking junk! Displaying the amount of time you’d need to jog in order to burn off the calories from a sugary drink, rather than showing a calorie count, may be more effective in dissuading you from consuming those beverages, new research suggests. Researchers observed teenagers at stores in West Baltimore, where signs displayed either calorie counts,...
Congrats to Adam Slack
He’s 376 pounds lighter than he used to be! It took trip to the emergency room and harsh words from a doctor before a morbidly obese police officer realized he needed to turn his life around. What happened next astonished everyone. Adam Slack weighed 585 pounds when the Emergency Room doctor walked in. “‘Mr. Slack, what do you want in your obituary? Do you want a long one? Do you want a short one? It doesn’t...
Hope is Not a Plan
When it comes to the looming health/obesity crisis, the UK isn’t very far behind the US. Last year, Professor Anthony Barnett, clinical director for diabetes at the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, called the situation “terrifying,” due to the enormous strain obesity-related disorders are placing on NHS resources. There have been numerous calls for government action, so last week the government responded…...
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...
Kessman vs. White Castle
I imagine many of you have already seen the following vid, or a version thereof… Oversize Man Sues White Castle Over Seats: MyFoxNY.com Yup. Martin Kessman is indeed suing White Castle over their seating, under the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). IMHO, this is a frivolous lawsuit… particularly since I doubt the ADA actually covers Mr. Kessman’s complaint. I’m no legal scholar, but if my reading of this...
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