It's a reflection of the culture we live in that we celebrate every occasion with lots of processed foods. Then we get angry over out-of-control health care costs and ever rising health care premiums. And we expect poiticians to come up with a plan to solve the problem. But until such time that people come to realize that they themselves are the problem, the solution will remain largely elusive.

I'll take it one step further and call this a culture of selfishness. It's ME, ME, ME, ME! I want to enjoy myself! I want to eat the foods I enjoy! Then when chest pains come, the person might get rushed to the hospital for emergency bypass surgery or angioplasty. The cost: Tens of thousands of dollars. Charge it to: All of us who pay medicare (insurance) premiums. And heart disease is not the only health issue to be affected by overeating processed foods.

Politicians won't solve this problem because: Democrats can't blame the people because they need to see them as victims. Republicans can't blame the people for eating too much junk food because that would be seen as being against the fast-food industry (anti-business).

Where will the leadership come from? Anyone know?