Fresh Blood II

The media are bombarding us with statistics and dire prophecies. They describe the long-term consequences of the so-called 'obesity crisis'. A few months ago we were bombarded by prophecies of a demographic crisis in which there will be an ambundance of elderly people and a dearth of young tax-payers to support them. And yet, one of the main objections the media voice against obesity is that sufferers of this disorder will die at a young age. When a person dies prematurely he saves the state the cost of keeping him in his dotage.

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