I agree that the government has a big role in the fattening of America. I also think other countries are ahead of us in banning advertising aimed at small children and other positive steps.

I wonder how many factors conspred to kill that little girl? I'm sure there's enough blame to go around. Without knowing her medical history or her family's financial background, it's impossible to tell.

I won't get started on what I see as our own governments shortcomings as far as providing nutrition and education for low-income families, school lunch programs, or farm subsidies (which are a double-edged sword, to say the least)

All I know for sure is the system is full of cracks, only as good as the people running it, and ultimately,making the best choice you can from the options you have is up to the individual.