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McDonalds Is Never More than 107 Miles Away

by: Curtis Abbey

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Thu Sep 24, 2009 at 12:08:12 PM CDT


Blogger Steven Von Worley from Weather Sealed Dot Com has come up with an awesome visualization tool. It shows all the McDonalds in the US.

Steven found the McFarthest spot!
Between the tiny Dakotan hamlets of Meadow and Glad Valley lies the McFarthest Spot: 107 miles distant from the nearest McDonald's, as the crow flies, and 145 miles by car!

Compare this map to the obesity map. (Shown in full below the fold)

Crossposted to LaVidaLocavore.org

more obesity news after the...

Curtis Abbey :: McDonalds Is Never More than 107 Miles Away

Obesity Could Become Top Cause Of Cancer

LONDON - Being fat could become the leading cause of cancer in women in Western countries in the coming years, European researchers said Thursday.

Being overweight or obese accounts for up to 8 percent of cancers in Europe. Experts said that figure is poised to increase substantially as the obesity epidemic continues, and as major causes of cancer, such as smoking and hormone replacement therapy for menopausal women, drop dramatically.

"Obesity is catching up at a rate that makes it possible it could become the biggest attributable cause of cancer in women within the next decade," said Andrew Renehan, a cancer expert at the University of Manchester. Renehan presented his findings to a joint meeting of the European Cancer Organisation and the European Society for Medical Oncology in Berlin on Thursday.

This doesn't go well with the news that Obesity and Leukemia: Fat May Offer Sanctuary to Cancer Cells

In leukemia patients, excess fatty tissue allows cancerous cells to avoid destruction by chemotherapy drugs, a study in mice suggests.

The findings, combined with tests on human leukemia cell lines, may explain why previous studies have shown that obese children and adults with leukemia are more apt to relapse than their leaner counterparts, scientists report in the Oct. 1 Cancer Research.

Other research has hinted that obesity may play a role in other cancers as well, says Steven Mittelman, an endocrinologist at the University of Southern California and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.

Too much fat may offer a safe haven for leukemia cells during chemotherapy, says David Hockenbery, a physician at the University of Washington and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. "This study provides striking experimental support for the clinical observation that obesity is associated with a poor prognosis in multiple cancers."

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You know what would be really great... (4.00 / 2)
would be if we could combine this map along with locations of Taco Bell, Burger King, Wendy's, Pizza Hut, Jack in the Box, etc etc.

Might turn out to be 'bright' enough to explode screens, heh...


that would be funny (4.00 / 2)
also - think about how much healthier these restaurants have claimed to have gotten.

imagine just a few years ago.


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Thank god for Mississippi and West Virginia (4.00 / 1)


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this diary got a lot of attention (4.00 / 2)
good work guys

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I just linked this diary in a DKOS diary thread (4.00 / 1)
Sweet Lies

There is nothing in this diary that will be a surprise to most here.  It is not meant to inform, or goad the lethargic to action.  It is, in essence, a pissy rant.

If you watch any of the 24/7 newsertainment channels, you've likely seen an ad showing a hardworking, beleaguered (but startlingly attractive) mom unloading groceries from her car--groceries that consist primarily of two-liter bottles of pale green soda pop.

Everymom speaks directly to the camera and tells "Washington" that "we" can't afford a few pennies in taxes on her family's precious soda and "juice drinks."  As she and her improbably mature kids disappear into the house, a banner informs us that this message has been delivered on behalf of "Americans Against Food Taxes."


 

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