Sorry Harvey, I shouldn't have been so glib.

Congrats to your uncle for surviving the ordeal. But what he went through in no way qualifies him to talk about the eating habits of overweight people.

There is no doubt that one can lose weight in a prison camp. Four ounces of rice a day and work until you drop or you are shot. But is that healthy? Does it have anything to do with willpower or discipline?   

I don't think much of the diet industry, but for some people things like Slimfast and Weight Watchers do work. Its not just about losing weight. Its about being healthy and happy with the lifestyle that you have. There are a lot of things which can be as detrimental to health as obesity, including eating disorders and unhealthy diets. Life is about making choices and people have the right to choose that next beer or that nice juicy stake over the long term consequences of consuming it.

GUEST,soon to be a member, If you are doing folk music then once people hear you play, your talent will be appreciated. Its up to you to get up and show people what you can do. If you want to be on "Americal Idol" start going to the gym because in pop music, how you look is often a bigger factor than talent.