The Diet Joke Finds New Health Use for Old Terror Alert System

Recently Introduced Overeating Advisory System Helps Alert Overeaters of High-Risk Situations --
Gives Old Terror Alert System New Legs

San Diego, CA, November 29, 2010 --(PR.com)-- One week after Lisa Pedace, comic/author of the
award-winning book, The Diet Joke, announced her new color-coded Overeating Advisory System to
help Americans watch their weight, Homeland Security says it wants to dump its similar system for
something more up-to-date.

According to officials who spoke to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity, The Homeland
Security Department is proposing a streamlined terror alert system to replace the familiar
five-color-coded system that's been in effect for eight years. Proposed changes include fewer colors, more
descriptive words, even a different name.

"I'm glad I found a new use for the old system before it's thrown out completely," Pedace said. "Just
scrapping the whole thing, after we all took the time to learn it, isn't very green. I don't mean the
terror-level-kind-of-green. I mean the Ed Begley-kind-of-green."

Pedace's Overeating Advisory System is just like the Homeland Security Advisory System, except it's
designed to fight another threat facing this country - the threat of obesity, which currently affects about
one-third of the U.S. population.

"This administration is focused on reducing childhood obesity, and that's a real problem, but we also have
too many overweight and obese adult Americans," Pedace said. "According to a recent study from
Harvard researchers, the adult obesity level in this country will continue to rise unless we do something
about it. The Overeating Advisory System is my contribution."

Just like the Homeland Security System, the Overeating Advisory System has five threat levels and
corresponding colors. Last week Pedace announced that the current overeating threat level for the country
is Red, or Severe, meaning that all Americans have a severe risk of eating too much until the end of the
year. Pedace expects the threat level will drop to Orange in January, and stay there most of the time,
except around the holidays, and maybe elections, too.

The Diet Joke, Pedace's first book, is a laugh-out-loud, common-sense approach to better health. Filled
with hilarious observations, sound advice, and simple reprogramming activities, The Diet Joke
encourages readers to avoid quick-fix weight loss gimmicks and focus on making permanent lifestyle
changes.

Published by Big Shot Press, The Diet Joke is a Mom's Choice Awards Gold Recipient and winner of the
Next Generation Indie Book Award in the Diet/Nutrition/Food category. It was featured on the Dr. Laura
Program last week and is listed on the show's website as Recommended Reading.

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The Diet Joke retails for $14.95 and is available on Amazon.

For more information, visit www.thedietjoke.com.

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Contact Information:
The Diet Joke
Lisa Pedace
858-272-8148
lisa@thedietjoke.com
thedietjoke.com

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