Usually I try to go for a sarcastic or self-deprecating angle with these Food posts, but this story, from the BBC, is too sad and too disturbing for that. The Royal London Hospital revealed the case of a three-year-old girl who died from heart failure related to obesity. She weighed over eighty pounds. She was so heavy she could not breathe and literally was smothered by her own fat. “Some may say the parents are responsible,” says a pediatrician quoted in the article, “but if a child is demanding food it can be very difficult to refuse it.”UK officials and MPs are shocked and outraged. “The Commons Health Committee warned that obese children could become the first generation to die before their parents.
“The[ir] report warns obesity has grown by almost 400% in 25 years, with three-quarters of adults now overweight or obese.
“England has the fastest growing obesity problem in Europe, with childhood obesity tripling in 20 years. […] The committee’s report attacked the government, NHS, the food industry and advertisers for failing to do enough to address the growing problem of obesity.”
That being said, how ’bout some funny pictures to brighten everyone’s spirits? Eh?…
The Michelin Man takes the kids to McDonalds
I’ll go with Option A
As usual, photos are taken from Something Awful.
