all the fat that’s fit to eat

Just a coincidence? The Wednesday edition of the New York Times led with this story, top right, above the fold:

Low-Fat Diet Does Not Cut Health Risks, Study Finds

The largest study ever to ask whether a low-fat diet reduces the risk of getting cancer or heart disease has found that the diet has no effect.


And, on the very same day, this:

McDonald's Fries Got Even Fattier

(AP) The world's largest restaurant chain said Wednesday its fries contain a third more trans fats than it previously knew, citing results of a new testing method it began using in December.

That means the level of potentially artery-clogging trans fat in a portion of large fries is eight grams, up from six, with total fat increasing to 30 grams from 25.


Can this really be attributed to chance? Notice that Mickey D’s says the change in fat numbers comes from a “new testing method.” By that logic, the fries aren’t actually fattier than they were last year, McDonald’s is just “advertising” that they are fattier. Does their evil super-sized genius know no bounds???

Not to be outdone, it seems the US Military is also pushing the benefits of getting stuffed full of food.