For a small fee, we'll ship you your very own Obesity Buddy^TM--a guaranteed victim of chronic malnutrition, native to a country owing at least $750 million to the World Bank.

Here's all you do:

Take your buddy with you whenever you eat meals. Order or prepare what you normally would--you can eat anything you want! Just give your Obesity Buddy^TM half of everything. You'll be getting a full day's caloric requirement, and, for once, so will your buddy!

Dietary preferences needn't worry you. All Obesity Buddies^TM sign a waiver (or nod slowly if they are too malnourished to lift a pen) agreeing to eat whatever you give them, regardless of religious or cultural restrictions. And they'll be glad to get it!

Housing your Obesity Buddy^TM is also simple. You can even use the shipping carton your buddy comes in! Just allow him or her access to toileting facilities twice a day. When your Obesity Buddy^TM reaches a body mass index of 18, simply affix the pre-printed return label and send him back. We'll ship you a new Obesity Buddy^TM within a week!