Want to hear the latest answer to concerns about global warming? Well how about a skinnier world population! That’s right, an article in England’s Lancet journal says that since overweight people require more fuel for food and transport, obesity is an overlooked cause of man-made climate change. The authors say that by 2015, there will be more than 700 million obese people in the world, requiring 18% more calories just to maintain their daily activities. Since thinner people eat less and are more likely to walk than always relying on cars, a slimmer population would lower demand for energy for transportation and agriculture. O.K. So first they want to take away our SUV’s, and now it’s our Twinkies? Someone help us!
Skinnier people to solve global warming?
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|2008-06-30T00:00:00-04:00June 30th, 2008|Comments Off on Skinnier people to solve global warming?