Originally Posted by vanblah

You should walk around the campus that I work at. It's a fairly upscale private college (tuition = $35, 000 to $40,000 a year). There are not a lot of poor people here (a few on scholarships etc.). My wife and I were remarking the other day about how fat the students are. Obviously, not all of them are fat... but enough that we noticed it.

So let me rephrase for you : "d'jever notice that lots of <s>"poor"</s> people are fat?" The reasons have been discussed throughout this thread many times. Although, addiction is probably too strong a word ... habit is a better word ... poor eating habits.

Taco Bell's Crunchwrap Supreme is awesome (I love 'em) ... but the 700+ calorie cost is just not worth it to me (not to mention the artery clogging). Yet, I see people eating them every day at lunch. Add the 32 oz. of Mountain Dew that most students drink and you're talking a 1000+ calorie lunch. Then there's the snacks and Starbucks drinks.

You get my point. These kids can AFFORD to eat healthy; presumably they have a pretty good education since they are going to this particular school and yet they STILL eat badly.