Obesity Leads to Bullying

This newest post in my recently obesity focused blog is discussing a new study. Dr. Lumeng at the University of Michigan discovered that above all other possible indicators (income level, social skills, race, academic prowess, etc) obesity is by far the most likely to cause a child to be bullied. Obesity increases the odds a child will be bullied by 63 percent. The research was found to be so groundbreaking it will be featured in the journal Pediatrics.
Honestly why do people even bother looking at stuff like this? Since joining academia have they so fully removed themselves from society that they cannot remember their own childhood? Fat people get beat up. If we spent half the money used on stupid research to buy vegetables for these kids, there wouldn't be obese people.