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CDC Must Retract Obesity Deaths Study

Trial lawyers and food cops spreading unwarranted hysteria over the nation's so-called "obesity epidemic" have lost yet another leg to stand on. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has determined that its March 2004 bombshell study implying that obesity kills 400,000 Americans each year was fundamentally flawed. read more here »

The Obesity Straw Man Comes in Bright Cartoon Colors! Posted On: October 2, 2008 Michael vs. Michael (Fitness vs. Food) Posted On: August 14, 2008 Fitness, Fatness, And Half-Baked Schemes Posted On: August 13, 2008 Do The (Obesity) Math Posted On: August 7, 2008 100 Percent Fat, 100 Percent False Posted On: July 30, 2008 Same Old, Same Old ... Posted On: July 24, 2008 Fried Foods Take The Blame For Obesity Bump Posted On: July 18, 2008 Regulation By Speculation Posted On: July 15, 2008 Countless Causes Of Obesity Posted On: July 14, 2008 History Of A Great Unraveling The rhetoric surrounding the so-called "obesity epidemic" has itself reached epidemic proportions. Here is a timeline of the study's incremental demise. read more here » CDC: Obesity-Death Estimate ‘Fundamentally’ Flawed The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has formally admitted that its report blaming obesity for 400,000 deaths a year is fundamentally flawed. read more here » Obesity Diagnosis: Couch-potato-itis According to the food antagonists and trial lawyers driving today's hysteria over the so-called "obesity epidemic," restaurants, school vending machines and soda are to blame for expanding waistlines. read more here » Does the government think you're fat? Use our Body Mass Calculator to find out your Body Mass Index (BMI), and see how you rate in the eyes of the government. read more here » The Center for Consumer Freedom addresses the FDA CCF Research Director's remarks to the October 23, 2003 FDA Public Meeting on Obesity. read more here »	Warning! The misnamed Center for Science in the Public Interest has issued warnings about all of the foods listed. Now they ’re calling for warning labels on soft drinks. Take CSPI recommendations with a grain of salt (only one, of course.) Caution: Use of CSPI information may result in a loss of common sense. click to view » Nutrition Warning The misnamed Center for Science in the Public Interest has issued hysterical warnings about everything from soup to nuts. Now they’re calling for warning labels on soft drinks. The last time CSPI released a report on soda they had to admit their exaggerated figures were twice as high as they should have been. click to view » Food only part of obesity problem The cause of obesity isn't what you think. read more here » Leave calorie counts off the menu; Nutrition is more complex than a few figures can convey. Although The Times’ editorial was right that "laws that protect consumers from their own unhealthful habits have more than a whiff of the nanny state about them," its support for menu labeling is wrong. read more here » Center for Science in the Public Interest Background \| Quotes \| Financials The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is the undisputed leader among America’s “food police.” CSPI’s joyless eating club has issued hundreds of high-profile — and highly questionable — reports condemning soft drinks, fat substitutes, irradiated meat, biotech food crops, French fries, and just about anything that tastes good. read more here »