Duh! The easiest diagnosis for Obesity

I'm sitting on a plane on my way to Dallas and there are people to my left,
my right and behind me that have bellies dunlapping onto their trays.
They're eating so-called beef and cheese sandwiches and snacking on the
M&M's that came with this culinary delight.

John Candy and Chris Farley were two of my favorite comedians who, although
obese, didn't die from obesity. I am sure it did play some role in their
untimely deaths and in the early deaths of countless others .

The reason I'm writing about this is that in the March 20th issue of Time
magazine on p. 79 there is an article entitled 'New Ways to Think About Old
Diseases' that describes an effort by Dr. Jean-Pierre Despres of Laval
University in Quebec, who is championing another measure for obesity and
metabolic heath - waist circumference. Not that Body Mass Index (a measure
of height and weight) isn't helpful but he is urging doctors to start
including waistline size as a standard measure in every physical as a FIRST
WARNING SIGN.

I agree - waistline measured at the doctors office has got to help since
losing just 5 lbs can dramatically cut the risk of heart disease, the
number one killer in the US every year since 1900

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[Joe Apology]

It's quite amazing to see what constitutes a "meal" when traveling. In fact, what's more amazing is that an airplane meal isn't too far off from what many Americans consider a normal, balanced meal.

If people just put a little bit of effort into what they consume, we could reverse these obesity and heart disease statistics greatly.