In Idiot America most Americans eat garbage instead of real food. We have an out of control obesity problem. The government is part of the problem.

Wall Street Journal - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR- Sugar Markets and the National Sweet Tooth

It can be a shocking experience to receive a diagnosis of Type II diabetes and to hear that your pancreas isn’t working the way it should. The average American consumes around 100 lbs. of sugar annually, and we are well on our way to becoming a nation with 100 million diabetics. Unlike tobacco, the addiction to sugar commences at birth, and unless you grow what you eat, it’s almost impossible to avoid its consumption. It also seems to affect the impoverished at a higher rate. So much so that in America poverty is often distinguished by an extended stomach.

Government support for either of these addictions is a complete contradiction to any kind of meaningful health-care reform.

Tom Hoolihan

Fort Myers, Florida