Belaboring the Obvious

It seems that we’re seeing more and more studies and surveys that are designed to do nothing but demonstrate things that seem perfectly obvious to most of us. For example, last week there was a survey by a marketing group that found that bad food and bad service were costing restaurants customers. If you like that one, how about the study presented at the North American Assn. for the Study of Obesity annual scientific meeting touting oatmeal as the ideal diet food. Seems people who eat it for breakfast are less likely to be hungry at lunch. Go figure.