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Study: Men Getting Fatter, Women Holding Steady

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“Women have always been more responsible about health than the general population,” said Dr. William Dietz of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which reported the results of the obesity study.

OK, don’t pop out the champagne—or the pork rinds—yet, but scientists think the leveling off of obesity rates in women may signal a turning point in the nation’s epidemic.

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ATLANTA, Georgia (AP)—Could the obesity epidemic be peaking?

According to the government’s most accurate recent check of the nation’s girth, U.S. men and children are increasingly tipping the scales. But the obesity rate among women—who at 33 percent are heavier as a group—held steady.

The study didn’t examine why men and children are getting fatter and women aren’t. But some experts think the leveling off in women could signal a turning point in the nation’s obesity epidemic.

“Women have always been more responsible about health than the general population,” said Dr. William Dietz, of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which reported the new data.

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By R. A. Earl, April 10, 2006 at 12:20 am #
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Very few people are overweight who get off their fat asses to MOVE. It’s just that simple.

It’s completely beyond me why BILLIONS of dollars are spent “researching” this issue, and BILLIONS more being made in the low fat, weight control, dieting and exercise machine industries.

I take that back. I DO understand… it’s all about taking PROFIT from those Barnum realized were “born every minute.”

Damn the masses are STUPID! Except for those few unfortunate souls whose biology has betrayed them, I have absolutely NO COMPASSION for the millions of fat, ugly slobs lined up in their air-conditioned, pollution-spouting, gas-guzzling SUVs ready to shout “super size it” into the clown’s mouth.

If I was “King for a Day” I’d pass legislation that would INVALIDATE the health insurance for anyone more than 30 pounds overweight not caused by a recognized metabolic disorder.

As far as I’m concerned, obesity, in most, but not all cases, is a SELF-INFLICTED INJURY and there’s no way the public purse should be liable for the damage done.

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