True. The government should get out of telling us what to do. If it were not for the government, we would not have the low fat propaganda we are inundated with today. The competing hypothesis, that excess carbohydrates caused heart disease was ignored or ridiculed, just like how scientific opposition to man-made Global Warming is treated today. Read "Good Calories, Bad Calories" by Gary Taubes. It all started with the McGovern Dietary Goals for the United States. The only time lowering cholesterol has ever been proven to reduce heart disease is when people are given drugs (Lipitor, Crestor, etc.)

"Like the flourishing American affinity for alternative medicine, an antifat movement evolved independently of science in the 1960s. It was fed by distrust of the establishment--in this case, both the medical establishment and the food industry--and by counterculture attacks on excessive consumption, whether manifested in gas-guzzling cars or the classic American cuisine of bacon and eggs and marbled steaks. And while the data on fat and health remained ambiguous and the scientific community polarized, the deadlock was broken not by any new science, but by politicians. It was Senator George McGovern's bipartisan, non-legislative Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs--and, to be precise, a handful of McGovern's staff members--that almost single-handedly changed nutritional policy in this country and initiated the process of turning the dietary fat hypothesis into dogma."

Obesity is caused by our government!

The USDA Food Pyramid has been sabotaged by Big Ag to contain too many carbohydrates. Luise Light who came up with the original Food Pyramid said "[it] was designed to promote a diet based on fruits and vegetables, with only limited amounts of starch." "[Her] team’s recommendation of 2 to 4 servings of whole-grain breads and cereals was nixed in favor of a whopping 6-11 servings, no doubt pleasing the corn and wheat industries. Crackers, baked goods, and low-nutrient processed starches were taken from the top of the pyramid and moved to the base, where they were to make up the bulk of the American diet. Subtle changes were made to Light’s wording to emphasize processed foods over whole foods and change recommendations such as 'eat less' to 'avoid too much.' The Food Pyramid also now downplayed lean meats and low-fat dairy so as not to diminish sales of full-fat products."

Be glad you don't travel in a stretcher.

Flying in a stretcher

Larger, international airlines can nowadays accommodate travellers in stretchers, though you will have to fly with the necessary medical supervision.Sadly, carriage of a stretcher often entails the _purchase of 6-9 seats_ to cover the airline's cost of lost seating.