Saturday, April 23, 2005
Obesity and HMOs
In The Beginning...
God created the Heavens and the Earth and populated
the Earth with broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, green,
yellow and red vegetables of all kinds, so Man and
Woman would live long and healthy lives.
Then Satan created Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream
and Krispy Kreme Donuts.
And Satan said, "You want chocolate with that?"
And Man said "Yes!"
And Woman said, "and as long as you're at it,
add some sprinkles."
And they gained 10 pounds. And Satan smiled.
And God created the healthful yogurt that Woman might
keep the figure that Man found so fair.
And Satan brought forth white flour from the wheat,
and sugar from the cane and combined them.
And Woman went from size 6 to size 14.
So God said, "Try my fresh green salad." And Satan
presented Thousand-Island Dressing, buttery croutons
and garlic toast on the side.
And Man and Woman unfastened their belts
following the repast.
God then said, "I have sent you heart healthy
vegetables and olive oil in which to cook them."
And Satan brought forth deep fried fish and
chicken-fried steak so big it needed its own platter.
And Man gained more weight and his cholesterol went
through the roof.
God then created a light, fluffy white cake and named
it "Angel Food", and said "it is good" Satan then
created chocolate cake and named it "Devil's Food".
God then brought forth running shoes so that His
children might lose those extra pounds. And Satan gave
cable TV with a remote control so Man would not have
to toil changing the channels.
And Man and Woman laughed and cried before the
flickering light and gained pounds.
Then God brought forth the potato, naturally low in
fat and brimming with nutrition. And Satan peeled off
the beautiful skin and sliced the starchy center into
chips and deep-fried them. And Man gained pounds.
God then gave lean meat so that Man might consume
fewer calories and still satisfy his appetite. And
Satan created fast-food restaurants with 99-cent
double cheeseburgers. Then said, "You want fries with
that?" And Man replied, "Yes! And super-size them!"
And Satan said, "It is good."
And Man went into cardiac arrest.
And God sighed and created quadruple bypass surgery.
......and Satan smiled as he created HMOs.
God created the Heavens and the Earth and populated
the Earth with broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, green,
yellow and red vegetables of all kinds, so Man and
Woman would live long and healthy lives.
Then Satan created Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream
and Krispy Kreme Donuts.
And Satan said, "You want chocolate with that?"
And Man said "Yes!"
And Woman said, "and as long as you're at it,
add some sprinkles."
And they gained 10 pounds. And Satan smiled.
And God created the healthful yogurt that Woman might
keep the figure that Man found so fair.
And Satan brought forth white flour from the wheat,
and sugar from the cane and combined them.
And Woman went from size 6 to size 14.
So God said, "Try my fresh green salad." And Satan
presented Thousand-Island Dressing, buttery croutons
and garlic toast on the side.
And Man and Woman unfastened their belts
following the repast.
God then said, "I have sent you heart healthy
vegetables and olive oil in which to cook them."
And Satan brought forth deep fried fish and
chicken-fried steak so big it needed its own platter.
And Man gained more weight and his cholesterol went
through the roof.
God then created a light, fluffy white cake and named
it "Angel Food", and said "it is good" Satan then
created chocolate cake and named it "Devil's Food".
God then brought forth running shoes so that His
children might lose those extra pounds. And Satan gave
cable TV with a remote control so Man would not have
to toil changing the channels.
And Man and Woman laughed and cried before the
flickering light and gained pounds.
Then God brought forth the potato, naturally low in
fat and brimming with nutrition. And Satan peeled off
the beautiful skin and sliced the starchy center into
chips and deep-fried them. And Man gained pounds.
God then gave lean meat so that Man might consume
fewer calories and still satisfy his appetite. And
Satan created fast-food restaurants with 99-cent
double cheeseburgers. Then said, "You want fries with
that?" And Man replied, "Yes! And super-size them!"
And Satan said, "It is good."
And Man went into cardiac arrest.
And God sighed and created quadruple bypass surgery.
......and Satan smiled as he created HMOs.
