Reply #27: As an Indian I found this amusing because I took my son [View All]

[burythehatchet]

and a couple of his friends to an amusement park outside Atlanta. Lots of Alabamians go there. There were lots there the day we went. I have never in my life seen so much morbid obesity in my life. Children, as young as 8 or 9 walking with sugared fried bread in one hand and a liter of Coke in the other. Parents, who could lose 200 pounds and still be considered obese.

I was beyond shocked. I almost felt embarrassed. I saw a family of 5, with the mother and father chain smoking, while the mother was holding an infant.

This is simply wrong on so many levels. Our public health efforts are useless. This was the first time that it dawned on me that there is no reasonable healthcare reform that is going to fix our health issues.