No surprize here... Junk food kills!

[Ernesto]

http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/02/19/more-fast-food-joints-in-neighborhoods-mean-more.html

[DJ13]

1. So how long before the health nazi's impose a sin tax or outlaw.....

....eating junk food inside buildings?

[flvegan]

2. They lost me at the first paragraph.

THURSDAY, Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Living in neighborhoods packed with fast-food joints could increase your risk for stroke by 13 percent, compared to residing in places where such restaurants are less plentiful, a new study suggests.

No, jerkoff. You could live next door to one, and so long as you don't actually eat the shit they sling there, your risk is no higher.

Morons.

[Maru Kitteh]

4. Not to mention any other number of variables that are left unmentioned

Median income
Ethnic makeup
Access to healthcare
Percentage of uninsured
Availability of transit
Median age

etc,
etc,
etc,

[AndyTiedye]

5. Could be that Living in Such a Neighborhood is More Stressful

You would be at risk for that even if you never set foot in a fast-food establishment.

[Ernesto]

7. jerkoff?

check your mirror..........
So YOU are smarter than the average 'merican.
That does not alter reality.
Enjoy yourself, apparently someone needs to.

[flvegan]

8. "Jerkoff" is in regards to the author.

Seek to understand before being understood. That advice is free.

[Odin2005]

3. *YAWN* Life is an STD with a fatality rate of 100%.

[cherokeeprogressive]

6. What's the old saying? "Life sucks. Then you die." n/t