First Childhood Obesity Symposium

Stupid, friggin', s**theads alert!

Really. How moronic is this? Really.

"The Obesity Institute at Children's National Medical Center recently gathered experts from many disciplines to share ideas, failures and successes, and the future promise of prevention and intervention strategies to fight childhood obesity, both in the District of Columbia and nationwide.

Through the Obesity Institute, Children's National seeks to reduce childhood obesity using a multidisciplinary approach that draws upon our experts from throughout Children's National, as well as research, clinical, policy, and advocacy partners region. (sic)"

First, why are we losing if these folks are experts and have "successes" to share?

"'There is no single cause for the increase in childhood obesity, but certainly high fat diets and lack of exercise are contributing factors,' said Denice Cora-Bramble, MD, MBA, executive director of the Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric Health at Children's National. 'Likewise, there is no single answer to systematically solving the problem. But the upward trend, especially here in the District, demands that we develop effective interventions faster.'"

That's why.

These imbeciles cannot figure out/admit that there is one and only one cause to any obesity - more Calories in than out.

"Children's Obesity Institute tackles these issues from all angles. The Institute's multidisciplinary approach allows for a better understanding of the causes and barriers around this disorder, analyzing them from the laboratories that study the genetics to the community interventions impacting family lifestyles."

Then they, apparently proudly, go looking everywhere but where they should to find the "answer." Like this old joke:

A drunk was crawling about on the sidewalk under a lamppost at night.

A Police Officer came up to him and inquired, "What are you doing?"

The drunk replied, "I'm looking for my car keys."

The Officer looked around in the lamplight, then asked the drunk, "I don't see any car keys. Are you sure you lost them here?"

The drunk replied, "No, I lost them over there", and pointed to an area of the sidewalk deep in shadow.

The policeman then asked, "Well, if you lost them over there, why are you looking over here?"

The drunk looked at him and said, "Because the light is better over here." (from here)

And who commits this imbecility?

"'This is the first of many such meetings that will bring together our best and brightest investigators on this issue,' said Joseph Wright, MD, executive director of the Child Health Advocacy Institute at Children's National. 'These collaborations allow our teams to develop effective strategies locally through multidisciplinary studies. Then, as a national research and education leader, we can help similar communities replicate our successes.'"

Pray to whatever spirit, force, entity, etc., that moves you and ask him/her/it to save us from these self-proclaimed "best and brightest."