The Enemy Within
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A terrorist plot using the obesity epidemic as a weapon of mass destruction to kill Americans.The terrorists use America’s passion for food—and oblivion to the dangers of fat—to unleash an enemy within. They’re on a quest to dominate the United States and the world.Joining forces to stop this evil plot are a journalist known as G.I. Jane, a hunky Special Ops soldier, and a radical surgeon, Dr. Michael Wise.Set just a few years into the future when obesity and diabetes are so prevalent that people can get dialysis on buses or at vacation resorts. An anti-healthy-eating backlash has created popular restaurants that feature an entire menu of chocolate, ice cream, and other indulgences. This backlash has also spawned an obesogenic culture of eating that includes massive portions, mega fried food fests, and a general disdain for healthy food.Meanwhile, Dr. Wise is on a mission to stop America’s self-inflicted, slow death by obesity. He’s asking Congress to pass his aggressive American Obesity Eradication Act, which includes appointing an Obesity Czar and imposing strict regulations such as a junk food tax, bans on fast food advertising to children, and required weigh-ins and nutrition education. Billionaire business leaders oppose it, and the Act is defeated.That propels Dr. Wise to lead a guerilla war on obesity. Headquartered in a Detroit warehouse that utilizes the salt mines and military-grade technology to evade detection, the underground LifeQuest Movement is supported by tech billionaires, the mafia, West Coast Yogis for Peace, a rural Kentucky group, and the Food Fight Posse from inner-city Detroit.Meanwhile, the terrorists have infiltrated the highest levels of government and obtained FDA approval of a “flavor enhancer” marketed as a fat blocker, but the drug was actually created in the terrorists laboratories. It’s called OC-8, or Obesity Catalyst times Infinity, and it actually accelerates diabetes and caus
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