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We're Finally Going to Confirm It...
#1
We're Finally Going to Confirm It...
Straight from Dr. John Ellis' e-mail:

Quote:Despite Ed's lamentations about Carbs, it turns out Walmart SuperCenters are the actual cause of obesity:

Abstract
Researchers have linked the rise in obesity to technological progress reducing the opportunity cost of food consumption and increasing the opportunity cost of physical activity. We examine this hypothesis in the context of Walmart Supercenters, whose advancements in retail logistics have translated to substantial reductions in the prices of food and other consumer goods. Using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System matched with Walmart Supercenter entry dates and locations, we examine the effects of Supercenters on body mass index (BMI) and obesity. We account for the endogeneity of Walmart Supercenter locations with an instrumental variables approach that exploits the unique geographical pattern of Supercenter expansion around Walmart’s headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas. An additional Supercenter per 100,000 residents increases average BMI by 0.24 units and the obesity rate by 2.3% points. These results imply that the proliferation of Walmart Supercenters explains 10.5% of the rise in obesity since the late 1980s, but the resulting increase in medical expenditures offsets only a small portion of consumers’ savings from shopping at Supercenters.


http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/art...9010000690


/ Yes, I know about correlation and causation.
/ They should do one on Costco and Sams Club - the latter caused my weight gain.
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#2
RE: We're Finally Going to Confirm It...
I thought you were about to tell us Gaddafi is dead.
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#3
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Pshht...who cares about that?

J/k, I haven't heard much about that yet.
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#4
RE: We're Finally Going to Confirm It...
Yeah, I saw the picture of his corpse... I really didn't want to see it, tbh.

Curiosity is a bitch.
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#5
RE: We're Finally Going to Confirm It...
I have always found Krogers to be substantially less expensive than Walmart, especially after using the Kroger discount card.
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RE: We're Finally Going to Confirm It...
I wish there was one near me, but the only way I get cheaper is Dollar General. And let's face it...my sweet ass doesn't need to deal with unnecessary roughness. So Wal-Mart it is.
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RE: We're Finally Going to Confirm It...
(October 20, 2011 at 2:03 pm)frankiej Wrote: Yeah, I saw the picture of his corpse... I really didn't want to see it, tbh.

Curiosity is a bitch.

I thought it was funny.
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#8
RE: We're Finally Going to Confirm It...
Simple. Put the drumstick down and step away from the chicken.

I see four people in a small car (and I have no idea how they get in and out of that thing), but they are walking in to an 'all you can eat buffet' (after parking in the handicap zone) and trust me, those folks can put some food away. I watch the same people in the store and they are eating while they are shopping. It definitely is not Wal-mart. Wal-mart just happens to be 'everywhere' and the 'fact' that they account for only 10.5% considering their presence, should further suggest that there is no correlation.

Anyway, Gaddafi is dead? No kidding?
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RE: We're Finally Going to Confirm It...
Yeah -- after they captured him, one of the guys took Gaddafi's golden handgun and shot him in the head. All while other people are shouting "Don't shoot -- we need him for later!"

Impulse control's a bitch.
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Who the fuck cares that this guy is dead? Certainly not me. I'm too busy worrying about making my girlfriend smile to be concerned with small matters like international wars and alien invasions as the zombie apocalypse begins.
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