I’m Sure It Has NOTHING To Do With Fast Food!
Not that I’m an advocate for chemicals in food, but I’m hearing the latest buzz about pesticides being the reason Americans are fat and thinking “riiiiiight.” No one ever wants to blame it on eating too much crappy food and not exercising enough. And why is it these presentations “recent studies and research” about some uncontrollable reason for obesity always seem to be brought to light by an overweight person?
Image: KFC advertising
Cars Not Safe Enough for Fat Guys
The average crash test dummy has a BMI of 24.3. I know this because I’ve done some Googling after hearing from a couple news sources that “studies have shown” cars in America are apparently not tested adequately to ensure protection for overweight males (by the way, the same “studies” also show problems for skinny people too, but for some reason that’s not making the news). Checking their sources for what I thought must obviously be a newfinding, I found that they were referencing a four-year-old article from the American Journal of Public Health. It must be a slow news day.
The American Journal of Public Health:
“These cabin designs may not be optimal for drivers with a different body habitus and may contribute to the higher fatality seen at both ends of the BMI continuum.”
“Future crash dummy simulations and other studies are needed to account for individual and gender-related variations in body mass and fat distribution in tests of velocity and vehicle design.”
So… instead of making thinner Americans, we need to make fatter dummies?
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