Dr. Jason Newsom
Once upon a time the Bay County Health Department was ruled by Dr. Jason Newsom, a patriotic army doctor who’d served in Iraq. According to Vitals.com, Dr. Newsom received his medical degree at the University of Miami and completed his residency at the Madigan Army Medical Center.
In his new position he began to wage a war against vein-clotting foods which was threatening the cardiovascular system of the citizens of Panama City, Florida. He targeted fatty hamburgers and even fattier French fries, but was unexpectedly defeated by the Dunkin’ Donut. In the end the only thing lost in the war on weight was his job.
This dramatic story begins when Dr. Newsom decided to launch a one-man war on obesity. He began posting eye-catching statements on an electronic sign outside his office such as, “Sweet Tea equals Liquid Sugar”, “French fries equals thunder thighs” and “Gatorade is sugar water.”
It was unfortunate that he also chose to parody the Dunkin Donuts slogan, “America runs on Dunkin” substituting “America Dies on Dunkin.”
Newsom explains, “I picked on doughnuts because those things are ubiquitous in this country. Everywhere I went there were two dozen of those things on the back table.”
(newshearld.com)
Many in this town became riled up; especially the county commissioner who happened to own a doughnut shop and two lawyers who’d just opened a brand new Dunkin Donuts on Panama City Beach. Legal action was threatened and before he knew it his bosses at the Florida Health Department told him to cut it out or resign. He resigned.
He admits that he “never was known for his subtlety.” Even if it meant embarrassing overweight people, in the end it was for their own good.
“Sixty six percent of Americans are overweight or obese. There’s no way you can go out and talk about obesity without the majority of people feeling uncomfortable, because you are talking about them,” he said.
Regrettably it is outspokenness that did him out of a job. This candor will surely serve him well in his present position as the senior physician at a correctional facility in Chipley, FL.
Newsom has reapplied for his old job feeling that his bosses were shortsighted and a bit cowardly letting him go after only one threat of a lawsuit.
“Fear of litigation is a poor reason to let someone go.”
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I think that this is simple madness on the part of the doctor. With the direction that his rants and raves were heading, eating food = death. While he is at it, he should fight to end birthdays. After all, as we get older we increase the odds of us losing our battle against age. I know with each birthday I have I know that I am getting closer to my death of old age.
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Dr. Newsom should continue to be vocal and even offensive while spreading his message, but he should not attack any particular company for the problem of excessive weight. The donuts and cheeseburgers are not the problem. Eating too many of them without performing a sufficient amount of strenuous exercise IS the problem.
Keeping your weight down is hard work. The doctor knows that. There are not enough physicians like Dr. Newsom. There was a time when a doctor yelled at you, he wanted to get your attention. Perhaps Dr. Newsom can revive the personality of effective abrasion. It is badly needed in medicine today.
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This is a perfect example of how hypocritical we are in America. Lawyers can sue Dunkin doughnuts for having fattening food and at the same time own one and get pissed when a physician correctly points out the eventual effects of eating the product. We have gotten so fat it is hampering our ability to see and understand the truth. I applaud the doctor and am sick and tired of paying such high healthcare costs to take care of all the people that don’t exercise and eat well. They should charge us for healthcare by the pound.
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Unfortunately, the way people in this country consume, food DOES equal death, eventually. We should blame not just the individuals who make poor choices, but the corporations that market junk food and fast and the government that has policies in place to encourage its production. All this makes it more difficult for people to make the right choices in the first place. Good for Dr. Newsom for telling it like it is.
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the best solution for obesity is none other than Exercise and Proper diet. i would try to avoid slimming pills or fat burning food supplements
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I am truly disappointed with Tallahassee, I am disapointed with the Commissioners and all that have thrown rocks at Dr. Newsome. You put a man in a position to do a job, he did the job, he made sure that the public was educated on “health risks” and basically that is what it is, health education. Do I knock the Dr. down for telling me that something I am eating is killing me, or do I appreciate the information and try to make a change in my eating habits so that I may live a healthier, longer life, to everyone of you out there st,anding with a rock in their hand to throw stones at this man, what you are really saying is, if you went to your physician and he told you, if you continue to consume alchohol you will probably live less than a year or you can choose to live and stop drinking, so you are saying that you would rather he didn’t tell you that you had a chance to live. Please tell me the difference in Dr. Newsome’s approach, I’ll tell you, it’s not a difference. He is merely providing you (the public) with information that will allow for you to live healthier, happier lives. God help you all that are standing there holding those rocks. What amazes me is, we whine and say that the Health Department is not educating the public enough and then when the man steps in and makes sure the education is getting out to you, you whine about that. What do you really want Bay County?
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i was obese a few years ago but now i have reduced my weight by diet and exercise.
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Obesity is really a bad condition to be with. it is the cause of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. i always see to it that i have a healthy diet and a good exercise to avoid being overweight.
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The only way you can manage obesity is throught Proper Diet and lots of exercise. The human body is designed for work so we should always get some form of physical exercise to stay fit.
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