Don’t get me wrong; fast food has its place.  Quick, convenient, and at times even palatable, I don’t fault anyone who elects to do the take out thing from time to time.  Fast food is also cheap, and that too can be appealing.  It is also entirely possible to become a giant, organic-food-eating, lardass.  (I’ve seen it happen!)  I do not believe that fast food MAKES people fat.  Piss poor self-control makes people fat.  Laziness helps, but mostly it’s all about self-control.  Milk shakes are good.  REALLY good.  Brussel sprouts are disgusting.  Steamed broccoli with no butter might not be disgusting, but it’s certainly nothing to have a foodgasm over.  Some people elect to indulge their every want and desire, and those people tend to love McDonalds, Burger King, Popeye’s, and Taco Bell.  (Of course there are plenty of expensive high calorie meals, but for whatever reason nobody ever seems to go after French Laundry.)  But that doesn’t mean outlaw fast food, nor does it mean villainize fast food.  If you take away McDonalds, the habitual fast fooders will substitute to frozen food.  Take that away, and it’s just not that difficult to deep fry a twinkie or Snickers bar on your own.  The emphasis should be on self-control.  Blaming McDonalds for an obesity epidemic is like blaming guns for a violence epidemic.  (Eg, it’s fucking retarded.)