> I'm not going to make much progress Not with that attitude you're not. > So I think the real cause here is we've discovered novel ways for making huge amoun

> I'm not going to make much progress Not with that attitude you're not. > So I think the real cause here is we've discovered novel ways for making huge amounts of calories both palatable and addictive in a way things have never been before. I was just thinking about this earlier today. I had a friend whom I would swear was actually, literally addicted to McDonald's burgers and fries. He wouldn't usually go seek out just any old burgers and fries, so I have a hard time saying he was addicted to them in general. I think that McDonald's (and to be clear, I am not blaming the Golden Arches here) had just some right taste that he could not help himself. I don't like food particularly much at all, so I have never really felt like "oh that was so good I want more," but I can kind of see what you are saying here.