It seem that McDonald's is introducing a gargantuan monstrosity called a "Double Big Mac". I'm all for wretched excess, but I'm not sure that I could open my mouth wide enough to get the thing inside. Maybe I could learn to unhinge my jaw, like a carnivorous snake. Those guys can swallow a goat or a large dog whole. The "Double Big Mac" contains four hamburger buns, 3 slices of bun, A sesame seed bun on the top, a bun for the middle that; bread on both sides, and a bottom bun), at least 2 pieces of cheese, pickles, lettuce and that cloyingly sweet sauce.
The current obesity rate for adults is 41.6% and the rate among Blacks and Latinos is higher still, at 49.9% and 45.5%, respectively. That's not even accounting for the many comorbidities that are associated with obesity. The Double Big Mac has 45g of carbs, 46g of Protein, and 43 g of fat. Yow! Total calories? 767. And people who enjoy these gut bombs will probably get a couple of large orders of fries and a 'supersized' vat of some poisonous soft drink. And this is how we deal with the obesity epidemic? That made me think about one of those grotesque reality shows that was about a family who were all tremendously fat. The premise of the show was that this family was going to henceforth lose weight and eat sensibly. In the first episode , mom, (a nurse and the only person in the family to actually hold a job), brought home supper, which consisted of one of those foil serving pans that you see at church dinners, Bags of rotisserie chickens and styrofoam containers of ribs. And don't forget the potato salad. Everyone had their own 2 litre bottle of soda. The next episode marked the beginning of the new diet. Mom shows up with a foil pan of green salad. Everybody looked puzzled,and the daughter began screeching like a rabid fishwife, shouting: "What is this? What do I look like, a damned cow?" Well, now that you mention it....
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