This is one of those like, I think probably dude fatness versus lady fatness. Like there are like lots of confounding factors here. He quotes a doctor who says that overweight is America's number one health problem. You need every interaction to be vain with people being shitty to you about your weight. At one point, he sort of mocks the idea of like a group of obese carolers standing on a corner singing, we shall overeat.
This week is our first Diet Book Deep Dive, where we dig into some of the worst and wildest weight loss advice we can find. First up: Tonight Show sidekick Ed McMahon's pun, alcohol and misogyny-fueled diet plan from the 1970s. Hope you like broiled steak and Sanka!
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