Big Boned

“Nation is getting fatter,” read the headline. Like that’s news. Have you really taken a good look at your fellow Americans? If you prefer to think of us as pleasantly plump, consider that in a dozen states, over 30% of adults are now obese. Colorado is considered the “thinnest” state with “only” a 19.8% obesity rate; that figure would have made Colorado the nation’s fattest state in 1995. So, hang on for the puffery from the liberal media. They’ll use this latest data from the Center for Disease Control to blame high fructose corn syrup. And to advocate for big government telling us what we can and can’t eat. In fact, the difficult-to-understand, but familiar Food Pyramid guideline was recently replaced with a Food Plate to show the proportions of foods Americans should consume. Surprise! The broccoli-loving, tree-hugging vegans in charge at the USDA are pushing their “healthy” living agenda. It’s time for government to get out of our kitchens, as well as our bedrooms. If we want to kill ourselves slowly and prematurely by eating too much, consuming processed food, and sitting on the couch instead of taking a walk, well by God, that’s our right as citizens of this great big country.