Why are so many people fat? Scientists have come up with some novel excuses, including air conditioning, lack of sleep, fewer smokers, and more sex among obese people, which can produce chubby kids.<br />
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Twinkies aren’t the only things weighing America down, these researchers contend in a report published Tuesday in the International Journal of Obesity.<br />
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Our favorite is number 10, which reads: "Assortative mating." Translation: fat people procreating with other fat people, gradually skewing the population toward the heavy end.<br />
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Read the full story at <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/06/27/obesity.blame.ap/index.html"><strong>CNN.com</strong></a>
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