Tuesday, November 18, 2003
Viewing fat as the new alcohol
Thesis: Fat and fatty foods are like alcohol, people sometimes need help to avoid them, and plenty of peer pressure to keep things under control. Kind of like those friends don't let friends drive drunk things. If we look at eating too much as a potential disease, then doctors and insurance companies could help people out before they get diabetic and need serious treatment.
Now I'm not saying that there are some people that just need to stop being pigs. I mean, I'm probably one of those. But people are on both sides of that line, it would seem, and recognizing that's a good thing.
Thesis: Fat and fatty foods are like alcohol, people sometimes need help to avoid them, and plenty of peer pressure to keep things under control. Kind of like those friends don't let friends drive drunk things. If we look at eating too much as a potential disease, then doctors and insurance companies could help people out before they get diabetic and need serious treatment.
Now I'm not saying that there are some people that just need to stop being pigs. I mean, I'm probably one of those. But people are on both sides of that line, it would seem, and recognizing that's a good thing.
