KFC to Donate $1 to Diabetes Research If You Buy a Half-Gallon of Soda: Cool or WTF KFC?

Okay, that's like Budwiser saying they'll donate money to Alcoholics Anonymous every time someone buys a whole keg of beer, or Mortan salt saying they'll donate to hypertension research if you use 5 times the normal amount of salt. It's beyond stupid, it's damaging. It does remind me of the ads the Florida board of education spent 1.2 million dollars on. Billboards that read "If you can't read this, we can help". I've recently listened to a podcast where the research found Americans to be 24 pounds fatter on average than just 30 years ago. They also found that we will eat what's put in front of us portion wise. In other words, the mega meals will be consumed in their entirety if purchased. It's a vicious cycle when you think about it from a socioeconomic perspective. Let's face it, eating healthy is VERY expensive. If a family has only, say, $10-13 to spend on dinner and there are 2 adults and 3 kids. They can get "more food" for their $ at McDonald's buying a big bag of $1 hamburgers vs less food that's better for them at the store. We're conditioned from birth to believe More is Better! Even when it's not. If you look at any map it's easy to see where the economic differences are by the number of fast food restaurants vs. grocery stores. The lower the economic group, the less available fresh food, and the greater number of fast food chains. It's a disheartening cycle. It's also clear that the number of type 2 diabetics is slewed to their eating habits and (again) socioeconomic standing.