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...Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, whose guide is a purported TV host and "sixth most famous man in Kazakhstan" of the former Soviet Union. Borat is the nom de guerrilla-humor of Sacha Baron Cohen, aka Ali G. - as HBO viewers know, and many millions more will, when this deeply sick, utterly irresistible film opens in theaters...
...Study of Obesity, which says obesity "is a complex and multifactorial disease." But obesity-defined as a BMI of 30 or greater-is no more a disease than is cigarette smoking or sedentary living. People can be obese but healthy, just as they can be thin and sick. "It really doesn't make sense to call obesity a disease-it's a risk factor," says Stephen MacMahon, principal director of The George Institute for International Health, in Sydney. Moreover, it's a risk factor for maladies-heart disease, stroke, and even type 2 diabetes-that strike thin people...
...Skeptics argue that far from being a fact, the obesity epidemic is a potpourri of scientific, moral and ideological assumptions. One of these-that fat is bad and will eventually make you sick-ignores evidence that high BMI is associated with lower incidence of numerous diseases and syndromes, including some cancers, emphysema, anemia, bronchitis, osteoarthritis and hip fracture. It also skirts the evidence for fat, in many cases, being little more than a benign marker of an individual's genetic predisposition to carry it. According to GPs, there are many people who eat sensibly, exercise regularly and have excellent health...
...scientific education, people sense that the pathways that lead from overweight and obesity to premature death are extremely indirect ... that food should be enjoyed, not agonized over. Perhaps they see that, given the health challenges that currently face different parts of the world, describing entire Western populations as sick seems a bit of a stretch." Perhaps what most needs letting out is not the pants of the average Jack and Jill, but some air from the bubble that is obesity hysteria...
...company like Reebok may want, and that's the point. Her line, Scarlett ? Rbk, will feature such activewear staples as hooded jackets and baseball T shirts, but they will be made from the latest fabrics and infused with Johansson's love of Old World glamour. "I'm sick of spending more time shopping for a T shirt that fits than for an evening gown," she said recently in New York City. "I'm designing this for contemporary, urban young women. I'm inspired by the '80s, when women were exercising with false eyelashes and things like that...