Comedian (and former health writer) Tom Naughton
replies to the blame-McDonald’s crowd by losing weight on a fat-laden
fast-food diet while demonstrating that nearly everything we’ve been
told about obesity and healthy eating is wrong.
Along with some
delicious parody of Super Size Me,
Naughton serves up plenty of no-bologna facts that will stun most
viewers, such as: The obesity “epidemic” has been wildly exaggerated by
the CDC. People the government classifies as “overweight” have longer
lifespans than people classified as “normal weight.” Having low
cholesterol is unhealthy.
Lowfat diets can lead to depression and type
II diabetes. Saturated fat doesn’t cause heart disease — but sugars,
starches and processed vegetable oils do.
