I'm Not Fat, Just Pleasingly Plump

From TBogg we get this:

In a leaked confidential letter to the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Lee Jong-Wook, the US government has rejected decades of nutritional research and denied that there is any evidence of a link between junk food and obesity.

Groups like the National Soft Drink Association -- based in Washington -- argue that 25% added sugar in the diet is not harmful. This view is backed by the prestigious-sounding International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI). But the ILSI is actually a joint creation of Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, General Foods, Proctor and Gamble, and Kraft. (emphasis added)

Whoa there, Mister Chester! I think you've been partying with the Astronauts a little too long. Clearly you wouldn't do this would you?

Workers told to shape up or pay up
Source: LA Times

Looking for new ways to trim the fat and boost workers' health, some employers are starting to make overweight employees pay if they don't slim down.
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In one of the boldest moves yet, an Indiana-based hospital chain last month said it decided on the stick rather than the carrot. Starting in 2009, Clarian Health Partners will charge employees as much as $30 every two weeks unless they meet weight, cholesterol and blood-pressure guidelines that the company deems healthy. (emphasis added)

Actually I look like this: