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A Fat Wrap is a Bad Rap

3/20/09 - Posted by Abdullah Saeed under Health
Apparently, it’s not just what we’re eating that makes us fat, it’s how much of it we’re eating. Hopefully you already knew that - but it’s not just ice cream, soda, or sticks of chocolate covered bacon you have to worry about.
According to MSN health, even our healthy, nutritious friend orange juice threatens to increase your plumpitude when consumed in large quantities. This seems like it would go without saying, but then again, the amount of fatness stampeding America shows that the seemily black-and-white job of calorie counting leads to more grey area then you’d expect. Included on MSN’s list of eight foods to eat in moderation are the more obvious burgers and pizza. However, according to Dr. Carol Dr. Byrd-Bredbenner, a less conspicuous threat is blue cheese dressing - a sly and delicious killer packing fat in nearly all of its calories (although the good doctor can go to hell for making us pronounce her name).
All in all, it’s still probably best to consume just about everything in moderation. Or if you don’t want to, you can blame your chunkiness on your genes or your upbringing or - if you’re lucky - someone you can sue.

430 Pounds of Freedom

11/17/08 - Posted by Jennifer Hodges under Health

Michael Lapointe, a prisoner convicted for drug-trafficking, gangsterism, and conspiracy, was released from prison early after serving only 25 months.

Lapointe, or “Big Mike” as he was referred to in jail, weighed nearly 430 pounds, and was released early because the prison could not accommodate his large frame. The Quebec Parole Board was concerned about his health, and not being able to facilitate his needs as a larger man. When arrested he weighed 375 pounds, and blames the approx. 50 pound weight gain on the poor prison diet.

Don’t they have mandatory “work-out” time in the slammer? Just sayin….

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