Diet Guru Blames Homer Simpson For Obesity Epidemic: Here Come The Lawsuits

Here’s the good news. Your bulging belly, thunder thighs, flabby forearms, double chin, bingo wings, and swollen ankles may not be a result of your chronic weakness for saturated fat, sugary drinks, double whoppers and KFC buckets.

And your portly frame and constant wheezing may not be a result of your deep-seated aversion to physical exercise, either.

No sir. According to weight loss guru Steve Miller, the blame for the Western world’s ever escalating obesity problem can be laid firmly at the foot of one extremely odious and loathsome character. His name is Homer Simpson, and the cartoon legend is the reason why we’re all so damned fat.

Sounds crazy right? Wrong! According to Steve Miller, the presenter of TV show Fat Families, Homer’s appetite for junk food, and in particular his passion for beer and donuts, is encouraging unhealthy eating habits.

According to the Daily Mail, Miller is so obsessed with Homer’s sinister influence on our expanding waistlines that he has actually put pen to paper and wrote to The Simpsons creator Matt Groening urging him to put the cartoon character on a ‘realistic,’ healthy eating plan in an attempt to slim him down.

Now if that sounds crazy to you as you reach with anticipation for that massive slab of cholesterol-riddled cheese to accompany that artery busting burger, then get this. Miller believes that the poor eating habits of Homer Simpson is sending out the wrong message. And the message is this – eating unhealthy food makes people happy. Heaven forbid!

Putting aside the bigger problem, you know, the one that sort of suggests that people’s lifestyles and eating habits could be potentially influenced and corrupted by a badly-drawn yellow cartoon with a freaky voice, Miller sees red every time Homer tucks into a little bit of soul food.

“When I see cartoon characters and any promotion at all in the media that says you can be fat and happy and eat as much as you want, I will raise my concerns strongly.”

“I don’t want people seeing Homer Simpson being fat, stuffing food in and being happy. What we should be doing is elevating the promotion of people who are happy and slim.”

“The reason I decided to write to him [Matt Groening] is because I want to see Homer take up a realistic regime where he is determined to be fit, healthy and happy rather than fat and happy.”

“Because that’s the message I want to get to the nation. It’s about giving children – our next generation – the right message. Being fat and happy don’t go hand-in-hand because you are potentially putting yourself in danger.”

Mr Miller knows all about being fat and miserable, the born again fitness freak once lost four stone and is keen to spread the message that nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.

“When it comes to role models, anyone in the media that’s fat needs to really think about it because it’s sending out the wrong message. I am very anti size acceptance because we have to remember that being too fat can lead to significant health problems, including diabetes and cancer.”

“I would love to see Homer go on a health regime that doesn’t mean he cuts out everything, but he lives my by 80/20 rule. You eat well 80 per cent of the time and can have a bit of what you fancy the remaining 20 per cent of the week, but you watch the portion size.”

“As somebody who works full-time with fat people helping them to lose weight, it works really well. I’d love to see Homer take back control over food. Because millions of people around the world watch the programme it would be such an inspirational message, especially to young people, that actually you can be fit and happy.”

“I’m not saying lets get Homer on a ridiculous diet, lets do it realistically. The message it would put out would be fantastic. I would actually love to see Homer hypnotized to lose weight, I’m even willing to hypnotize him. I always say It’s about getting mind over platter.”

What do you think. Should Homer Simpson ditch the doughnuts, bottle the beer and feel the burn as he transforms himself into a lean, mean and rather well-groomed metrosexual. Or should he just grab an extra slice of pizza and tell Miller to go kiss his big, old, yellow butt?