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This is America, land of obesity. According to studies collected by ObesityinAmerica.org, 62% of American women and 67% of  American men are overweight. It’s a dangerous trend gaining so much momentum that our growing waistlines have been called an “epidemic.” Yet while the American layman’s bodies are expanding, our Hollywood idols seem to be shrinking, and nobody seems to give it a second thought. In a time when Lindsay Lohan seemed to be getting smaller with every flash of the paparazzi camera, the American media and public chose to focus our attention on Jessica Simpson’s weight gain instead, even going as far as cropping out our new President’s face off of the cover of “Us Weekly.”

Earlier this week, unflattering pictures of  Jessica Simpson surfaced and the media attacked her for putting on the pounds. While it does appear that the pop-star turned country-crooner gained a little weight, she’s clearly nowhere near being obese. In fact, she probably wouldn’t even qualify as medically unhealthy. Simply put, she is not fat.

Although she might be a few pounds heavier than she was during her Daisy Duke days, the media doesn’t know enough about her life to attack her so mercilessly. Maybe she’s pregnant? Maybe she’s sick? Maybe she’s just happy and would rather spend time with boyfriend Tony Romo than spend two hours on a treadmill? Whatever the cause of the weight gain may be, we at THE POP FIX are suggesting that we all take a chill pill and leave Jessica alone.

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