-Caveat Lector- Print this article | Close this window The eat is on as America's Glutton Bowl fills for the right stuff http://www.smh.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl? path=/articles/2002/09/20/1032054963864.html September 21 2002
Eating is the latest sport in the United States. Not content with oversize portions and bewildering varieties of doughnuts and ice-cream, the country that created the all-you-can- eat buffet has come up with the International Federation of Competitive Eating. This involves a national tour circuit - similar to tennis or golf - trophies, cash prizes and a television special on the Fox network called The Glutton Bowl. The winners are those who can stuff down the most in a fixed time. Fifty hotdogs in 12 minutes - buns included - stands as the Blue Riband. Doctors are appalled. Americans get fatter by the generation, and obesity is the fastest- growing cause of premature death. Official figures say 61 per cent of US adults are overweight and 27per cent obese, while 13 per cent of children are overweight. Despite the health warnings, public relations people, television producers, fast-food companies and fairground competitors who have created Competitive Eating claim to have discovered the soul of the nation. The first television program attracted 7million viewers, and the sport is going global. In Germany, Hamburgers will compete next February with bratwurst; in Thailand in August with fish; in Japan with sushi. In Britain, the international federation has joined forces with the United Kingdom Competitive Eating Association to stage tournaments involving chips, haggis and oysters. Critics see the contests as a grotesque metaphor for America's consumer society. "What have we come to?" asked George Blackburn, head of Harvard School of Medicine's nutrition department. Competitions sent the message to children that gluttony was acceptable, medically and socially, he said. The Telegraph, London This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/09/20/1032054963864.html <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
