Fat folk say they’re eating ok

Survey shows most obese people say they’re eating healthy[*1] :

ATLANTA – More than three-quarters of obese Americanssay they have healthy eating habits, according to a survey of more than11,000 people.

About 40 percent of obese people also said they do “vigorous” exercise at least three times a week, the telephone survey found.

“There is, perhaps, some denial going on. Or there is a lack ofunderstanding of what does it mean to be eating healthy, and what isvigorous exercise,” said Dr. David Schutt of Thomson Medstat, theMichigan-based health-care research firm that conducted the survey.

Explanation #1:  fat people are lazy, they lie, and are not good people.  We hate them.

Alternative Explanation:  “Eating healthy” doesn’t work and is the root cause of the obesity epidemic.