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To: redstates4ever; KayEyeDoubleDee
a collaboration... to give away 355 tons of food to more than 10,000 people in a single day

I know this isn't the politically correct thing to say, but I think maybe someone needs to point out just how obese the children in those pictures are.

Overwhelmingly, the problem that the "poor" face in this country is NOT malnutrition [starvation], but rather obesity and obesity-induced illnesses, like diabetes, joint [ankle/knee/hip/lumbar] failure, coronary/cerebral/extremity circulatory failure, asthma, etc etc etc.

Stuffing even more food in the mouths of these "poor" fat kids is like handing them crack cocaine.

16 posted on 12/26/2006 7:07:13 AM PST by BubbaHeel
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To: redstates4ever; KayEyeDoubleDee
I know this isn't the politically correct thing to say, but I think maybe someone needs to point out just how obese the children in those pictures are.

Overwhelmingly, the problem that the "poor" face in this country is NOT malnutrition [starvation], but rather obesity and obesity-induced illnesses, like diabetes, joint [ankle/knee/hip/lumbar] failure, coronary/cerebral/extremity circulatory failure, asthma, etc etc etc.

Stuffing even more food in the mouths of these "poor" fat kids is like handing them crack cocaine.

Poor and overweight
Study finds a third of inner-city kids are facing obesity problems; it's worse among Hispanics
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/190577,CST-NWS-fat29.article
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1759885/posts

58 posted on 12/29/2006 8:13:34 AM PST by BubbaHeel
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