This morning I was on the Michael Graham show as a call-in, talking about Deval Patrick’s new plan to funnel $300,000 to employers to encourage employees to lose weight. Here’s the basic transcript of my argument: Regardless of how you believe being fat affects health and healthcare costs, the problem is not with fat people, [...]
All posts for the day January 27th, 2009
BigLiberty on the Michael Graham Show!
Posted by bigliberty on January 27, 2009
http://biglibertyblog.com/2009/01/27/bigliberty-on-the-michael-graham-show/
Fat Wedding 7: Photoshopping the Bridal Weight Neurosis
This is a short post about a this photo, pointed out to us on PhotoshopDisasters.com: In what ways do you believe that this photoshopping job does or does not exemplify the “perfect bride” neurosis so currently popular? I’d note these qualities: * The super-pale, almost ash-grey skin * The impossibly small waist, about the diameter [...]
Posted by bigliberty on January 27, 2009
http://biglibertyblog.com/2009/01/27/fat-wedding-7-photoshopping-the-bridal-weight-neurosis/
This is what a press release looks like.
This is taken from the Google news search: “adenovirus obesity study.” This, this, is what a press release looks like. I’ll let the results speak for themselves. I’ve annotated in red.
Posted by bigliberty on January 27, 2009
http://biglibertyblog.com/2009/01/27/this-is-what-a-press-release-looks-like/
Obesity virus – it’s old news.
There has been a humongous press release today calling obesity contagious. A human adenovirus, similar to the common cold, has been implicated in causing potentially 30% of all known obesity. What wasn’t released was that this is old news. Yup, they’ve been doing these animal studies for a while, trying very hard to find a [...]
Posted by bigliberty on January 27, 2009
http://biglibertyblog.com/2009/01/27/obesity-virus-its-old-news/
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