Missed the Memo

 Looks like a couple of absent minded Harvard professors didn’t get the memo with the results from Chris Voigt’s  recent “all potato diet”. They’re still on that old salt box touting that breads, pasta, white rice, and yes, potatoes are the cause of America’s obesity problems. Chris is the head of the Washington State Potato Commission and was on an all potato diet for sixty days in protest of federal proposals to ban potatoes in some food programs. The highly publicized potato diet ended last month with Chris twenty-one pounds lighter and a drop in his cholesterol level of sixty-seven points. Over the years dietitians, researchers, and nutritionists have blamed nearly everything for the nation’s weight problems except the obvious, taking in too many daily calories without enough exercise.  Everything else aside, the best way to stay fit is to limit portion sizes and engage in a regular physical exercise regime. As one major study has already stated, “insufficient physical activity is the only risk factor for overweight boys and girls.” In essence, if you don’t physically burn off the calories you consume, you’ll be carrying them around as extra padding.