A new report from Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that Utah has the sixth-lowest obesity rate in the country. Deseret News
Why are the Mormons so thin?
"The fat of the land" is no sin.
Perhaps their travails
upon mountain trails
is keeping them just bone and skin.
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Like the rest of Japan, the country’s military is getting older—and a shortage of young recruits has raised concerns among defense planners about maintaining the strength of its forces. WSJ
The Japanese Army's so old
they no longer march, but are rolled
in wheelchairs to war
since their feet are sore,
with blankets to keep out the cold.
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Most employees like the free doughnuts, cake and other confections that get parked “in the usual place” at work. But exploding rates of obesity and diabetes make sugar more like cigarettes to some employers. Tempting treats are the new secondhand smoke. WSJ
My boss says no donuts for me;
they're giving me obesity.
But coffee and tea
are offered for free --
caffeine's got good lobbyists, see?
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