Pity the Poor Children

Future Spiderman

Like most people I have many bad habits, but some of them are really bad. The worst is my penchant for reading the comments following articles I read or videos I watch online. I should just ignore them and move along, but instead I wallow in the stupidity of the masses and get depressed.

For example, I've been following the videos of a man who cooks dinner for his family every night. Despite his admirable kitchen skills, all of his recipes are unhealthy: carb-heavy with nary a vegetable or piece of fish in sight. He uses bread as a vegetable, as in one video where the main course was a meatball sandwich on a giant hero bun, served with two large garlic breadsticks on the side.  

Unlike the hateful comments that are commonplace on the internet, the glowing comments of this guy's followers are even more shocking. Everyone, and I mean everyone, applauds his dinners of beef, chicken or pork smothered in cheese and gravy and served with rice, pasta or potatoes and plenty of MSG. The viewing chorus gushes about what a wonderful dad, husband and cook he is:

"I love bread too!"

"I love seeing someone use canned chicken, it's great!"

"Looks yummy!"

"You're so creative!"

"You are perfect! Your wife is so lucky!"

"Can I move in with you?"

Obesity currently poses a serious threat to all of us, especially our children. The following is from the National Institute of Health: "Childhood and adolescent obesity have reached epidemic levels in the United States, affecting the lives of millions of people. In the past three decades, the prevalence of childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents."

I wonder what the lifespan of an American will be in 50 years. And if we keep eating like this, will there be any of us left in 50 years?