South Leads the Way in Obesity |
Recently I was in New Orleans which, a year after Katrina, is starting to see many of the French Quarter restaurants reopen. The food in New Orleans is “out-of-this-world” delicious in the expensive restaurants as well as the regular eateries.
But, gotta be honest, not a vegetable in site. Seafood, sausage, chicken all deep fried or covered in heavy creams. Or deep fried and covered in heavy creams! One sandwich, which the city is famous for and can be found all over, is the “muffaletta”, made with fresh bread, salami, cheese. Yummy!
This is fun and not unhealthy if you eat like this once in a while but if this is your everyday fare, it won’t be long before you look like Paul Prudhomme! (No offense, Paul).
Which is why this story is not surprising.
Americans getting fatter; South leads the way – LA Times via azcentral.com
[thanks, Jeff!]
Comments
It's a fact that Chef Paul reached a life threatening stage of obesity; no longer ambulatory. The good news is that I just saw Chef Paul in a TV interview & he's slimmed down dramatically. Quite a feat for a man who needs to be tasting food to stay at the top of his game. Still, your point is well taken that we can't make the fattiest of foods the basis of our diet without unhealthy consequences.
Posted by: Jeff Deasy | September 7, 2006 12:29 PM