Bob Woodward: What do you mean? Where?  Deep Throat: Oh, I can't
tell you that.  Bob Woodward: But you could tell me that.
(From the movie All The President's Men)   Two events happened
this year around the same time that used the assertion that
"diets don't work" as part of their basis. Comparing what
happened next paints a clear picture of how the failure of diets
lines the pockets of some people, thus, creating incentives to
continue their practices even if they cause harm and fail to
solve anything.  FDA expands the indications for Lap Band
(weight loss) surgery  February 16, 2011  Allergan, the
manufacturer and distributor of the lap band device, initiated
the review. This company directly profits from this expansion.
In fact, the announcement in December that the FDA advisory
committee recommended this expansion was enough to move
Allergan's stock up even before the final decision was made. 
Fat Money  There's lots of money to be made in stigmatizing fat.
What Allergan calls "obesity intervention pr