Ear infections 'link' to obesity

The true cause of overweight/obesity found at last!

"A history of severe ear infections or tonsil trouble may increase the chances of being obese later in life, according to scientists.

About a third of children get recurrent otitis media and research presented at a US conference suggests a link.

Infections may affect food choices by damaging nerves involved in taste, the researchers said."

Or, they cannot hear themselves chewing and swallowing.

"However, a number of UK experts raised doubts about the findings, with one saying a link was 'extremely unlikely'."

Really?

"Dr Linda Bartoshuk, who led the study at the University of Florida College of Dentistry, said that the finding was of 'considerable' public health interest."

It would appear that there is considerably more public health interest in stripping Linda of her license and getting her out of practice.

"However, UK experts raised doubts about the strength of the findings.

Paediatric ear, nose and throat surgeon Ray Clarke, from Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, said it was well known that severe ear infections, and operations, could affect taste.

However, he said there was no other evidence that this could play a role in developing obesity.

He said: 'There may well be some other common factor in obesity...'"

"May well be some other common factor in obesity"?

How about more Calories in than out, you friggin' idiot?

Incidentally, the next time you hear about overweight/obesity and a "link" to something insane, think about this POS research.

Oh, you are like most people and fat?

Then you probably cannot hear because of your ear infection.

Too bad.