In America the land of marketing this title could be misinterpreted (or perhaps not) if written differently but would sound the same...
Butt Weight. There's more. Indeed there is. Obesity continues to kill more Americans than traffic deaths. Heart related issues largely attributed to arterial plaque build up (the bloody kind, not of the gum - in fact 'gum' is a good antidote for dental plaque if we get all scientific about it.. chew on it).
This build is a result of some ingredients found a plenty in the fast food serving establishments. By that I do not mean all the germs (truck stops and road side outlets et al) although those contribute in a different way. The large beef purveying chain restaurants tend to have the large angina causing cholesterol spiked food which in copious amount can hasten the mortality.
In a recent book I read called 'What I Eat' the author captured the varying diets of the world and showed that greasy spoons across America are in fact dangerous to the larger well being of those that frequent the highways most.
So for an average person you are most likely to die by your heart stopping its ticking while in a truck speeding on the highway than the truck colliding with another large or heavy or immovable object. Although the latter could result after the former or as a direct consequence of the former. In which case I wonder if they count them dead twice. Hope not as it would mess up the whole statistical calculation.
Cause of death should always be clear and unequivocal and noted as such. There is no room for a -But Wait, there's more!
Butt Weight. There's more. Indeed there is. Obesity continues to kill more Americans than traffic deaths. Heart related issues largely attributed to arterial plaque build up (the bloody kind, not of the gum - in fact 'gum' is a good antidote for dental plaque if we get all scientific about it.. chew on it).
This build is a result of some ingredients found a plenty in the fast food serving establishments. By that I do not mean all the germs (truck stops and road side outlets et al) although those contribute in a different way. The large beef purveying chain restaurants tend to have the large angina causing cholesterol spiked food which in copious amount can hasten the mortality.
In a recent book I read called 'What I Eat' the author captured the varying diets of the world and showed that greasy spoons across America are in fact dangerous to the larger well being of those that frequent the highways most.
So for an average person you are most likely to die by your heart stopping its ticking while in a truck speeding on the highway than the truck colliding with another large or heavy or immovable object. Although the latter could result after the former or as a direct consequence of the former. In which case I wonder if they count them dead twice. Hope not as it would mess up the whole statistical calculation.
Cause of death should always be clear and unequivocal and noted as such. There is no room for a -But Wait, there's more!
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