Video: Jon Stewart Ruins National French Fries Day With Obesity Statistics

Yesterday we celebrated National French Fries Day, but it turns out that many Americans are celebrating the almighty frites everyday. So last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart killed our deep fried, oil-saturated buzz by drawing attention to rising obesity rates nationwide. In the below segment you will also learn about something created in the Wendy's laboratory, called the Baconator double meal, which is jam-packed with over 2,500 calories! Everyone eat a salad today!

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By Jen Carlson in Food on July 14, 2011 10:29 AM

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BottomlessChips

I was unaware of this obesity problem until Jon Stewart told me.

eflash

"we've weoponized our food!"

TunaLoaf

I have a pet peeve: when people use the word "everyday" (meaning ordinary, routine), when they mean to say "every day" (meaning "every day"). That's my two cents!