You live by the burger, you die by the burger.

They'll have to pry this taco from my cold, dead hands.

Yo quiero muerte por tacos.

I guess the mainstream media doesn't seem to understand. If someone likes to do something... in this case, eat good-tasting but questionably health food, they will do it regardless of consequences.

Its about quality of life. People would rather enjoy their lives even if it means living 10-20 years less for their choices. Would you rather live to 60 but spend your whole life eating delicious food that you love or live to 80 and have spent 80 years eating nothing but rice cakes and lettuce? Most people will pick the former.

Food has become politicized, like every thing else. if Michelle Obama takes up the cause of poor eating, a conservative (Palin is the fool-du-jour) has to adopt a position that it's unAmerican to tell people what to eat. Ya' gotta protect the corporation after all. The poor poor corporate victims.

When are we going to have people in politics actually care about others and not exploit every opportunity? When money doesn't flow to political parties like rivers of gold to buy even awful ideas. And now we have a Supreme Court, bought and paid for by the corporations. It's down hill from here.

Right! Let people eat what they want. It's called "thinning the herd". The least competent won't survive long (and hopefully won't procreate more).

Another glaring example of why we need to do means testing of Medicare based on a person's BMI -- the higher it is, the higher their co-pay.

If they don't want to stick a cork in their mouth whenever they're near a KFC, then they can stick out their wallet at the local ER...

This is disheartening. You can argue that the worst foods taste the best, but cooking your own food at home reduces the amount of sodium and fatty content of the food. Want a burger? Make it at home. Plus, nothing wrong with substitution. I have a meal plan on a college campus so my healthy food is limited.

We have a cafeteria, and I eat there, but most people opt to eat at the fast food places. When I get a chick-fi-la sandwich, I get a fruit cup to accompany it instead of fries.

We treat our minds just in just the same way, if it looks good, taste good, feels good, we mindlessly eat it, then own it. Does not matter if it is good for you or not.

passing judgment on something or someone you know nothing about- mindless

People that are obese and get a heart attack will not cange, they are no different than smokers who are diagnosis with cancer. These people just don't get it. They are driving up the price of health care, they are the 10 percent that is taking up much of the time of paramedics, doctors and hospital beds. These are the same people who they feel that I just keep taking my medication and going to the doctor and they will fix me right up. I feel its these people that should be paying a higher health premium than the health americans. These people know exactly who I'm talking about, its the ones, using a walker or electric cart, on oxygen, slow moving, on the eletric carts at supermarket, using a handicap parking place, and using 5 or more medications daily. I not trying to be cruel but its nolonger about you, when Obama pass Health Care Reform, and we are paying for it, its about America, the only way we can get fair health care for everyone is if the price of health care goes down and the only way that is going to happen is if we all start eating right and exercise, and don't need health care.

there is no such thing as a bad opinion because there is always something to learn from everybody, but to get offended - mindless

Artfully, not offended. But your comment seems to try to point out that you have an awareness that others do not possess...again, rubbish.

From my observation of all the arguing on blogs, I suspect a LOT of people say to themselves: "Ah, to heck with this. I'm going into the kitchen and getting some chocolate fudge ice cream!"

Now THAT will put you on the road to obesity after a while, and then the heart attack. After which, during convalescence at home......you start arguing on blogs again and the entire cycle starts again!!!

Truth is stranger than fiction.

 I almost gave myself a heart attack eating Atkins style and making it even worse by "cheating" with ice cream, cookies and pop.  And a person does not have to get obese to be damaged by this.  Esselstyn and others at the Cleveland Clinic have convincingly shown that fats and animal protein can contribute to vascular disease.  On the other hand, evidence shows strict vegan diets reduce immunity.  The China Study indicates eating 10% meat and 90% healthy veggies and whole grains and avoiding processed food and pop is the way to go.  Way less expensive than medicine and suffering.  How hard is that?

My husband had a heart cath last week and we've changed our lifestyles. Changing a lifestyle is difficult. If he didn't have me pushing, planning the menus, and doing the healthy food shopping, I don't think he would stick with it.

Eating at fast food places is cheap and easy. Trying to plan healthy meals while keeping perishables items on hand and using them before they go bad takes dedication.

Getting outside and walking a few miles after a difficult day at work takes dedication. But I'll do whatever is necessary to keep the hubby out of the hospital and it will benefit me too.