Quote from Thunderdog:
There is wisdom in those words, and I knew someone would bring it up. As I noted earlier, some foods are less healthful than others, but they are still food. They can still provide some form of sustenance, such as it is. Obesity is largely a matter of excess. But, as I also mentioned earlier, no amount of tobacco consumption is "acceptable" from a health standpoint. Therefore, the distinction is more black and white as it relates to "tabaccy."
I think that parents who allow their young children to grow obese should be charged with negligence. I also think that junk food advertising aimed at children should be illegal. It is almost as repugnant as advertising tobacco to children. Young kids don't know any better and then they get hooked, on one form of crap or another. Children need to be protected by all adults, and not only by their parents. There is capitalism, and then there is frontier capitalism. We need to make a choice.