How Many Big-Macs Will it Take to know Too many People Have Died?

One of the unfortunate consequences of the American obesity problem is that too much information is making the problem more confusing than it needs to be. Study after study with all the medical nonsense has helped to cloud the essence of this issue. There is so much information that we are literally boring the public to death.

So much of this information is too ridiculous to believe. Of course, this statement calls for an example, so how about one that just crossed my desk today...

Chocolate Milk Restores Muscle (as seen The Hartford Courant (Conn.) (10/11)

"Chocolate milk can restore muscles following a workout, according to research sponsored by the National Dairy Council and the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board. For the study, male runners drank either chocolate milk or carb-only drinks after exercise, and chocolate milk was shown to be better at rebuilding muscle".

This was sponsored by the National Dairy Council, and of course, the conclusion is obvious - chocolate milk is clearly the one drink that is good for you, especially if you happen to be a male runner.

There are thousands of these things and at the end of the day (or perhaps the end of your life) you are totally confused and in despair. You sit down and eat an entire cheesecake (which also will help you restore your muscles following a workout).

My remedy is the following. Do not read any of this. If one of these incredible studies appears on your television screen, immediately switch the channel. If a friend, or even an acquaintance starts talking to you about the latest study, walk away and do not return.

Trust me when I tell you the following:

If we outlawed Soda, Fast Foods, and Sugar, obesity in America would cease to be a problem. We won't outlaw tobacco, so we are not about to outlaw the likes of soda, fast foods, and sugar.

Allow me to put it another way... AVOID Soda and Fast Foods (you may even have small amounts of sugar) and you and your children will not have to be concerned with the life-threatening thing called obesity.

End of Story.