Though it has a big fat goose-egg's chance of passing, three members of the Mississippi legislature have submitted a bill that would make it a crime in the state of Mississippi for a restaurant to serve a person who is obese.
Embarrassed by the fact that their state is
ranked number one in obesity (tied with neighboring Alabama) in the U.S., Republicans W. T. Mayhall, Jr. and John Read, along with Democrat Bobby Shows, introduced
House Bill No. 282, outlawing restaurant food sales to fat people.
Can't you just imagine it?
"I'd like two Big Macs, a jumbo fry, and a super-size strawberry milk shake."
"Certainly, ma'am. If you'd just step on these scales, please."
"Oh, and add a hot apple pie to that order."
"Sorry, ma'am. You're too fat to eat here. Next!"
29.4 percent of the population in Mississippi is obese. The average for the United States is 23.1 percent of the population, up from 22.8 percent of the population in 2004 and almost double the rate of 11.6 percent of the population in 1990.
These percentages do not include that part of the population that is overweight, but not considered obese. The measures are based on
Body Mass Index, a formula that compares height to weight.
Being overweight or obese increases risk of many diseases and conditions, including:
- Hypertension
- Dyslipidemia (for example, high total cholesterol or high levels of triglycerides)
- Type 2 diabetes
- Coronary heart disease
- Stroke
- Gallbladder disease
- Osteoarthritis
- Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
- Some cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon)
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Being obese can be as dangerous to your health as a lifetime of cigarette smoking, a recent Oxford University study has shown.
Dr. David Ross, ND, CNHP, AHG