Doctor Suggests That ‘South Park: The End of Obesity’ Should Be Required Viewing in Medical School
Most reasonable people likely wouldn’t take medical advice from South Park, a show that regularly features an anthropomorphic talking towel, has portrayed the human digestive system as an epic fantasyland for gerbil quests and once implied that the human body can survive for several seconds with a baked potato in place of a human heart before exploding.
But there may be some medical value to the show after all, thanks to the recent 50-minute — definitely not an “episode” — special South Park: The End of Obesity.
After earning a low-key endorsement from Lizzo, whose body positivity is marketed as a low-cost alternative to Ozempic, now an actual honest-to-goodness doctor has suggested that the show may hold some value for prospective medical practitioners.
In a recent op-ed for the medical news site Medscape, Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, “Canada's most outspoken obesity expert,” suggests that South Park: The End of Obesity is remarkably...
But there may be some medical value to the show after all, thanks to the recent 50-minute — definitely not an “episode” — special South Park: The End of Obesity.
After earning a low-key endorsement from Lizzo, whose body positivity is marketed as a low-cost alternative to Ozempic, now an actual honest-to-goodness doctor has suggested that the show may hold some value for prospective medical practitioners.
In a recent op-ed for the medical news site Medscape, Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, “Canada's most outspoken obesity expert,” suggests that South Park: The End of Obesity is remarkably...
- 7/1/2024
- Cracked
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