Fat Researcher Questions Existence of Obesity Epidemic

Don't you love it when a porky-looking scientist talks ominously about the "growing" problem of obesity in the U.S.?

"Obesity in this country is reaching epidemic proportions," said Dr. Heath Barr of the UCLA School of Public Health as he struggled to swallow the Twinkie lodged inside his mouth.

But even more comical is the chubby researcher who questions the very existence of the problem:

"While no one is suggesting that it is good to be fat, there are indications that a little bit of excess weight is not going to harm anyone," said James Lard, a leading obesity researcher at Tulane University, who was spotted wheezing as he struggled to climb the half flight of stairs leading from his office to the nearest vending machine.

What's next, the scrawny, shriveled-looking professor who coughs up phlegm while preaching about the perils of smoking?

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