Hello, world!

One of the more fun things I do at work is peruse Time Magazine online (http://www.time.com/). However, I ran into a rather disturbing article. The article in itself wasn't so disturbing as one paragraph:

Still, there are hidden costs to cheap calories. Environmental damage is one--in
the postwar race to the lowest possible price, farmers applied oceans of
pesticides and fertilizers--but obesity is the most obvious. A common objection
to ending subsidies is that people will go hungry, and indeed some Americans
can't afford to eat: in 2005, according to the USDA, 2.9% of households had at
least one member who went hungry at least once the previous year. But the U.S.
has a bigger problem with overnutrition. More than half of us are overweight; we
spend something like $94 billion annually treating ailments related to
overeating.

Holy schnikies! Ailments related to overeating? Sweet swirling onion rings!

Now, I like my McDonald's as much as the next person (despite having worked there for seven months...*shudder*), but if I was actually spending money on an ailment related to overeating, I think I'd hit the gym.

You know what bothers me? Obesity. Keep in mind, there's a difference between being fat and obese, and sometimes obesity is caused by genetics, medical conditions, etc. What irritates me are people who are willingly obese, and what irritates me even more is that they're okay with it! Why? Vanity aside, it's just unhealthy, and, according to the article, can be expensive.

I suggest the world dance more.