We spend over one hundred billion dollars as a result of obese people and the medical costs associated with it. That's right. Fat people cost us even more money that illegal immigrants. Let's get rid of both of them and better this country in a number of ways. I realize each person has a right to eat whatever they want but we don't have to pay for their health costs. 
Discuss.
An interesting perspective:
There's an elementary school in Sweden where they added Physical Education, 50 minutes every day, for all kids.
To make this possible, there was a reduction of the hours of the mandatory classes such as Swedish, English and Math, et al. These were reduced by 10%.
There was an evaluation after two years.
Three facts could be established:
Despite the reduction of hours, the kids had improved in those mandatory classes.
The general health was much improved.
Finally, an increase of participating in sports in the free time were recorded.
Evidently, having phys ed in school, and mandatory, will have benefits on many levels.
Often, it is kids from bad dietary homes that becomes fat adults.
They get the fatness from their parents, with the diet customs.
Schools can play a big part here, only serving healthy alternatives in the cafeteria.
Sadly, companies like Coca-Cola pays big bucks to put their vending machines inside the school.
After all, you don't see any fruit bowls at the regular high school, do you?
-Hedge
