Dr. Leana Wen, expelled from the former president of Planned Parenthood, is not amused by the free promotion of Krispy Kreme donuts for customers who have received the covid-19 vaccine, noting that donuts are “sweet” and eating them daily can cause weight gain. No shit. It’s good that no one eats Krispy Kreme every day like Wen’s Wall-E does flavored dystopia suggest, however, why give people a minimum of respect when the most gluttonous scenarios imaginable can be imagined?
Krispy Kreme regala a free enamelled donut to anyone with a valid covid-19 vaccine card at participating sites. The promotion will continue until the end of the year. According to the company Press release, Krispy Kreme will also “support health workers and volunteers who help administer vaccines, delivering free donuts to selected vaccination centers across the country in the coming weeks.”
There’s nothing to say: a corporation encourages vaccines to save lives by pushing its product, an attempt to show goodwill and get bodies through its doors at the same time. Krispy Kreme is likely to be used by customers who have a coffee while they are there, or buy a box of a dozen donuts to take home and enjoy that free covet donut for the road.
If from time to time the prospect of a free donut is enough to encourage someone to get vaccinated against a virus that has killed nearly 550,000 Americans in the last year sooner rather than later, so will it. But Wen apparently disagrees.
On Tuesday, Wen, currently a visiting professor at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University, he tweeted to Krispy Kreme, praising the company for its vaccination incentive, but criticizing the execution.
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“… donuts are a delicacy that is not good for health if eaten every day,” Wen wrote. “If someone eats an original #KrispyKreme Glazed donut every day according to your offer and doesn’t change any other aspect of their diet / exercise, they would gain about £ 15 by the end of 2021. I’m sure that’s not your intention.”
“Why not give the vaccinated a box of fritters to give to an organization of their choice?” Wen suggested. “They can take it to their office, donate it to charities, share it with their friends or eat it all if they really want to. Do it as a unique offer of gratitude ”.
He added: “As a public health expert, I can’t support a daily donut diet.”
Why is Wen so convinced that those who take advantage of this promotion will come into Krispy Kreme every day to grab a glazed donut? His assumption is rooted in such a deep contempt for Americans who consume fast food, not to mention Americans who hypothetically can gain 15 pounds more. If it sounds like standard medical phobia, so be it.
But Wen is not alone. On Monday, Dr. Eugene Gu, a man best known for camping on Donald Trump’s Twitter mentions, also condemned Krispy Kreme’s promotion, tweeting: “Krispy Kreme offering free donuts to get vaccinated is like Marlboro offering cigarettes. free to receive a “flu vaccine”.
As more people get vaccinated and covid-19 security measures begin to slowly increase, the push to report on Americans packing a few extra pounds during the pandemic it is being built. Just last week, NPR discussed how to address yours increase in childhood pandemic, while New York News Personal Health columnist Jane Brody he wrote a piece that condemns the failures of Americans in fighting obesity and how we see the consequences of this inaction on covid-19 death tolls. It can’t be argued that obesity can cause covid-19 complications, but one has to wonder if Brody’s humble bragging about keeping track of healthy portions and exercising daily during a global pandemic unique to life, which You’ve probably made healthy eating choices even more scarce for Americans with cash problems – it’s the most effective way to get your point across.
If you’ve been reading my column for years, you know I’m not a fan of food. I have a lot of ice cream containers in the freezer; cookies, crackers and even fries in my closet; and I enjoy a burger from time to time. But my daily diet is mostly based on vegetables, with fish, beans and low-fat milk, my main sources of protein. My consumption of snacks and ice cream is portion-controlled and, along with daily exercise, has allowed me to stay stable in weight despite year-round pandemic stress and occasional despair.
We need to be honest about the fact that being overweight can lead to a litany of health problems, both big and small. But there is room to acknowledge it condemning the medical phobia this can actively hurt overweight and obese people, as well as the benefits of moderation and the dangers of persistent indulgence without acting like a free Krispy Kreme from time to time, or, of course, gaining 15 pounds, is the end of the world.
So please get vaccinated and eating a damn donut to celebrate.