Our health. Here is why it's so bad.

[FrustratedUser]

To your health!

1. Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

2. Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

3. Africans drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

4. Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

5. Germans drink a lot of beer and eat lots of sausage and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

CONCLUSION: Eat and drink whatever you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you.

 

[Descartes]

I would probably change #4 to the French. It's the so-called "French Paradox"; large amounts of red wine and less cardiac-related fatalities. Note that Germans drink a lot of wine as well, especially as you near the Rhine/Mosel.

Anyway, I get your point 🙂

 

[ggnl]

I blame high stress and no exercise...and the government.

 

[Warthog912]

Originally posted by: ggnl
I blame high stress and no exercise...and the government.

and the government

Somehow I doubt that...

Do you blame the Government for Everything?

 

[ggnl]

Originally posted by: Warthog912

Do you blame the Government for Everything?

yes, it's the American way

 

[SaturnX]

Originally posted by: ggnl

Originally posted by: Warthog912

Do you blame the Government for Everything?

yes, it's the American way

Hey, let's not forget the lawsuits.

--Mark

 

[dragonballgtz]

2. Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

Yeah, but we are diabetics:thumbsdown:

 

[torpid]

Well, I bet at least 1/3 of the ATOTers think it is rational to blame the government. If you don't know anyone who is vowing to leave the country and live in a bomb shelter if bush is re-elected, I envy you. If that's not what you would call blaming the government for a heart attack waiting to happen, I don't know what is. Then there's the paranoids on the other side who will also move into a bomb shelter for completely different reasons if bush isn't re-elected. Come on, that's at least 20% of the population right there. No wonder we have so many heart attacks.

I'm about to have one right now just thinking about the other people having heart attacks due to the government.

 

[slickcat]

I'm convinced that it's all of the processed foods/no exercise that is causing a lot of our ailments.

 

[amish]

DAMN THAT RAP MUSIC!!

 

[J0hnny]

I blame it on the proliferation of computers!

 

[MisfitsFiend]

I'm convinced that it's all of the processed foods

 

[beer]

if you think Hispanics are healthy or have a lower chance of heart attacks...try coming to Texas...I swear at least 75-80% are extremely overweight/obese from about the age of 10 up. Heathy diet = socioeconomic status

 

[GTaudiophile]

I think it all boils down to stress.

I read an article in USA Today last week that says that 1 in 8 heart attacks in the US occur within one hour after completing a commute, either via car, bike, bus, or any other form of transportation that can get stuck in traffic where there is a large amount of exhaust fumes.

 

[Biggerhammer]

<flamebait> Voting for Bush causes cancer! </flamebait>

 

[SP33Demon]

I blame it on the Yankees.