I agree that it is gross, but I think his ultimate point was we cannot eat the way we as Americans are conditioned to eat. I know someone who says her daughter refuses to eat veggies or drink water. THe girl is 3 and survives on hotdogs, Wendy's chicken nuggets and juice boxes. She needs to read this article.
I think he and his doctors were probably prepared for some weigh gain, increased blood pressue and the like, but such significant changes in a relatively short period of time? That suprised me too.
There are a lot of folks who eat fast food every day or for multiple meals every week. They need to see this. My husband is one of them. Because of our schedules we don't cook at home a lot so he has absolutely no problem eating McDonalds for lunch and the ordering a pizza for dinner. I try to have healthy fast stuff and home, but he doesn't want it most of the time. And he wonders why he has high blood pressure!
