[Nextrush]

In the end taxation is about revenue for politicians to play with not about any high moral purpose like fighting the evils of cigarette smoking or fatty foods.

I guess the corrupt politicos of Mexico were able to hustle their people to the envy of the political class in this country.

[Jim Robinson]

Too many burritos (on both sides of the border).

[Veggie Todd]

They're solving their poverty problem by sending all their illiterate poor people here.
So to cure their fat problem, they'll just send all the gordos here. Problem solved.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

All these steps...and Mexico is more obese than ever.

[jessduntno]

"In the United States, we think we're the first to do everything, but that's not necessarily true," says Kelly Brownell, dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University."

Where else but an institute of higher learning in America can you hear such crap roll off the tongue quite so easily? sounds like "for the first time in my adult life, I am proud...." or "You didn't build that." But...wait for it..."

“Kelly Brownell will make a perfect leader for a school dedicated to using knowledge to make a difference in the world,” Brodhead said. “A world-class researcher, he has established himself as the major public voice on obesity—one of the world’s most rapidly emerging issues—and has been an influential policy advisor at city, state and national levels. A devoted graduate mentor and undergraduate teacher, he will keep the Sanford School strong on campus while building bridges to the larger society.”

Screw these faux American hypocrites. Here is the obesity expert's photo

http://news.sanford.duke.edu/news-type/news/2012/kelly-brownell-named-dean-dukes-sanford-school-public-policy

[rrrod]

Well cannibalism is alive and well in good ol mexico....

[Moonman62]

America is fighting obesity with a 250 pound First Lady.

[Gen.Blather]

In 2009 I spent two weeks touring Mexico with a Mexican family. I watched the people with great interest and one of my observations was that the poor were not fat. Many of the wealthier were. They have Indian DNA and because Indians went through periodic famines they tend to be much more efficient about absorbing calories. (I knew one here who watched every calorie and was still overweight.) There may be lots of fat people but taxes won’t change that. It’s genetics.

Another unrelated observation; Everybody I saw looked as good as they could look. When Mexicans leave the house their shirts are tucked in, their hair is combed and they look neat and put together. People here dress like they’re shopping at Wal-Mart.