I hate fat people.

OK, so I actually don't hate fat people.

But apparently three legislators do. Last month, House Bill No. 282 was introduced in Mississippi. The bill forbids food establishments to serve obese people in the state, punishing those who do with a revoked license.

Yes, this is a true story.

Has anyone else noticed the "healthy" kids menu at IHOP or the fact that McDonald's, yes McDonald's, now offers packets of apple snacks as sides? And don't mention grocery stores — you can't walk down an aisle without seeing 3 million products that have "reduced fat," "diet," or "0 grams trans fat" labels proclaimed with big bubble letters.

It's getting really annoying.

Why?

While McDonald's offers those apple snacks, have you seen the size of the sodas they offer for about a dollar? As many critics have argued, the majority of McDonald's food is nowhere near what most people would consider healthy.

It seems as if while there is this "movement" to create healthier food because of the "obesity epidemic," a parallel development of unhealthy food cancels out any changes.

Which is cheaper?

Let's look at the fact that you can get a bottle of Coke for a little over $1 and a bottle of Naked, of similar size, for around $4.

It makes me mad to see all these half-hearted initiatives to produce healthier food while the obesity problem continues to grow.

According to data from 2005, 64.5 percent of American adults were overweight or obese.

With this influx of products that claim to be more healthy, there is room for the misconception that Diet Pepsi and "reduced fat" anything is going to make you thinner.

But, of course, this is not a problem at Uni. We are all proudly thin children from hours of fitness or sports practice, lack of sleep, and the fact that we're too busy to eat lunch.

I guess that in the end I'm not really proposing anything, but noting how interesting it is to step back and watch this generation of obese kids fed on "reduced fat" triple-double-bacon cheeseburgers and skinny kids munching on 100-calorie packs of Oreos flourish, wondering what's going to happen.