Obesity contributes to global warming

GENEVA (Reuters) - Obese and overweight people require more fuel to transport them and the food they eat, and the problem will worsen as the population literally swells in size, a team at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine says. [what school?]

In their model, the researchers pegged 40 percent of the global population as obese with a body mass index of near 30. Many nations are fast approaching or have surpassed this level.

Because thinner people eat less [?] and are more likely to walk than rely on cars [??], a slimmer population would lower demand for fuel for transportation and for agriculture. [this is science?]

The next step is quantifying how much a heavier population is contributing to climate change, higher fuel prices and food shortages, he added. [using what, the above 'model'? And Reuters reports this is a 'study'?]

[are you frightened yet? this scam is a lever to regulate everything...]

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