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by Lindsay Bramson / News 4
KMOV.com
Posted on May 8, 2012 at 5:22 PM
Updated Thursday, May 10 at 5:45 AM
ST. LOUIS (KMOV) -- Washington University is conducting a study on obesity and is asking participants to gain weight. In return they will be paid thousands of dollars.
As a part of the study on obesity, the school is offering participants the opportunity to eat all the fast food they want every day for three months. They’ll even get paid $3,500 for it.
The only catch? They have to gain five percent of their body weight during the duration of the study.
“By choosing fast foods, we can regulate that food intake much better than trying to tell people to try and decide on their own eating food at home, which requires judgment and educations on what you’re eating,” said Dr. Sam Klein with Washington University. “By going to eat fast food, we know exactly what they’re eating.”
The point of the study is to determine why some overweight people develop diabetes and other cardiovascular risk factors, while others do not.
Here’s the criteria to take part:
Participants must be between 18 and 65 years old, a non-smoker, and non-diabetic. Lastly, they must be at least 30 pounds overweight.
Once participants gain the weight, they’ll be entered into a weight loss program to lose it.
Here is a list of the restaurants from which participants can choose to eat:
- McDonald’s
- Taco Bell
- KFC
- Burger King
- Pizza Hut
Click here if you’d like to take part in the study. (https://vfh.wustl.edu/)
http://www.kmov.com/home/Wash-U-offering-thousands-for-people-to-eat-fast-food-every-day-for-3-months-150682245.html
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It's 3:28 AM.... I think I'm dreaming.
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It's 3:28 AM.... I think I'm dreaming.
:D
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I have been eating McDonald's daily for months and have lost weight.
Key is no fries and only diet soda. I eat plenty of quarter pounders though.
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negros and eastern europeans, especially that douche from Romania, have genetically bad hearts. i would suggest they stay far away from this study.
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hahahahhaha, throw away your health for 3500$.
Didn't know the US was that poor, also wouldn't it be pretty easy to find some overweight people that eat only junk food every day for free?
If you want to put them into a weightloss program, why make them gain weight first?
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Anyone can gain 5% of their weight in 24 hours with salty carby food and water. ::) Doesn't seem statistically significant.
For $3500 I wanna see some stretch marks at least. You call yourself a human guinnea pig? I demand some damn carnage.
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If I ever have fast food which is rare since it goes strictly against my principles on life (nothing todo with the food but the fact that they are directly responsible for local farms dying away) I have burger king mac Donald's is about the worse tasting food ever
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I have never understood the hype for McDonald's tiny, dry and shrivelled- up, shitty burgers.
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I have never understood the hype for My tiny, dry and shrivelled- up, shitty balls.
fixed.
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How did that study get through the ethics board ?
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I suggest DMT
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disgusting. What are they trying to find out. Is fast food healthy? Uh... NO!
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I bet there is some pretty hefty paperwork involved when these fat-asses sign up. Stuff like 'I won't sue if I have a heart attack halfway through'.. :D
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I have been eating McDonald's daily for months and have lost weight.
Key is no fries and only diet soda. I eat plenty of quarter pounders though.
You can have the fries just fine.
I just signed up for this study. I can`t wait to PWN them.
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disgusting. What are they trying to find out. Is fast food healthy? Uh... NO!
Not true whatsoever.
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I bet there is some pretty hefty paperwork involved when these fat-asses sign up. Stuff like 'I won't sue if I have a heart attack halfway through'.. :D
It wasn`t really anything other than a disclaimer then there was about an 80 question process that went through medical history.
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I just realized that you have to be 30 lbs overweight. They won`t choose me then. :-\
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I just realized that you have to be 30 lbs overweight. They won`t choose me then. :-\
i believe just for kicks, shits & giggles, you could add 30 pounds in 30 days and enter this contest.
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if you have the genes of an ecto, no matter how much junk you eat you re never going to gain fat like an endo or meso do. Retarded.
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THE BEEF
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I just realized that you have to be 30 lbs overweight. They won`t choose me then. :-\
If only you were a bodybuilder you would be classed as overweight and could enter
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i believe just for kicks, shits & giggles, you could add 30 pounds in 30 days and enter this contest.
No, he would have to be 30lbs OVERWEIGHT, as he is way to small for his height, he would have to gain way more. I estimate 60lbs minimum.
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Where is Fat Panda when you need him?
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I just realized that you have to be 30 lbs overweight. They won`t choose me then. :-\
That sucks Adonis...Good try though..