The Politics of Fat

[TeaBagger]

What do you think? Is obesity the result of a moral failing? It sure looks like it is. The fattest states are the Red States which are also the most immoral states.

Should there be a fat tax on these eat beasts?

The fat ass Republicans will tell you that they have a right to eat irresponsibly and be sloths. One thing Republican who oink, "MY RIGHTS --- MY RIGHTS-- MY RIGHTS" seem to forget that rights come with responsibilities. Do these same fat assed Republicans have a right to make their kids unhealthy by feeding them unhealthy glutton food and setting them up to have a lifetime of costly health problems disability and early death? These morbidly obese lard asses have little regard for their kids and society as a whole. They have clearly demonstrated their utter disdain for personal and social responsibility as well as lack or moral character and self discipline.

Republicans love to pretend how holy they are when the fact remains that they are actually quite unholy. These prideful, hateful, slothful, jealous gluttonous hypocrites are guilty of all 7 of the deadly sins and lacking of all 7 of the heavenly virtues and for that CPS should remove their kids from their homes and fat women should be sterilized.

OK Chris, we'll bring you some more truck loads of Twinkies if you will stop closing down bridges.

OINK! OINK!

 

[waltky]

More overweight than underweight people in the world...

More obese than underweight, says study
Thu, 31 Mar 2016 - There are now more adults in the world classified as obese than underweight, a major study suggests.

The research, led by scientists from Imperial College London and published in The Lancet, compared body mass index (BMI) among almost 20 million adult men and women from 1975 to 2014. It found obesity in men has tripled and more than doubled in women. Lead author Prof Majid Ezzat said it was an "epidemic of severe obesity" and urged governments to act. The study, which pooled data from adults in 186 countries, found that the number of obese people worldwide had risen from 105 million in 1975 to 641 million in 2014. Meanwhile the number of underweight people had risen from 330 million to 462 million over the same period.

'Crisis point'

Global obesity rates among men went up from 3.2% in 1975 to 10.8%, while among women they rose from 6.4 % in 1975 to 14.9%. This equates to 266 million obese men and 375 million obese women in the world in 2014, the study said. The research also predicted that the probability of reaching the World Health Organization's global obesity target - which aims for no rise in obesity above 2010 levels by 2025 - would be "close to zero". The clinical definition of obese is a BMI - a measurement that relates weight and height - of 30 kilograms per metre squared (kg/m2).

Prof Ezzati said: "Our research has shown that over 40 years we have transitioned from a world in which underweight prevalence was more than double that of obesity, to one in which more people are obese than underweight. "Although it is reassuring that the number of underweight individuals has decreased over the last four decades, global obesity has reached crisis point." "We hope these findings create an imperative to shift responsibility from the individual to governments and to develop and implement policies to address obesity. "For instance, unless we make healthy food options like fresh fruits and vegetables affordable for everyone and increase the price of unhealthy processed foods, the situation is unlikely to change."

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McDonalds to open 1,250 China outlets
Thu, 31 Mar 2016 - McDonald's is to open 1,250 new restaurants in China as part of Asian expansion plans as it focuses on high-growth markets to boost sales.

This would make China the fast food chain's second-largest market after the US. McDonald's also wants to open 250 outlets in Hong Kong and South Korea in the same period. High-growth markets including Russia accounted for nearly a quarter of McDonald's total sales in 2015. The firm already has more than 2,200 outlets in China.

It's looking for franchisees in all three Asian locations, and plans to franchise 95% of its outlets worldwide in the long-term. McDonald's and rival Yum Brands, the owner of KFC and Pizza Hut, have been facing increasing competition from cheaper local rivals, particularly in China, where they are trying to recover from food safety scares.

The company's chief executive Steve Easterbrook said Asia was a "significant area of opportunity" for the burger chair. "We're in the midst of transforming our business and taking a strategic and thoughtful approach to enhance our ability to grow around the world. "These actions build on our turnaround efforts and will advance local ownership, enable faster decision-making and achieve restaurant growth," said Mr Easterbrook.

McDonalds to open 1,250 new China outlets - BBC News