Originally Posted by czarina

My mom's a doctor and she cooks with plenty of fat and salt. Yesterday I chastised her for it, telling her that she should set the example, but her reply made total sense:

"Eating unhealthy will kill you of a heart attack, and that's the best way to die: fast and relatively painlessly. On the other hand, if you take care of what you eat and you have a strong heart, you can die of cancer which hurts like hell or have a stroke and stay in bed as a vegetable for years. So, eat unhealthy and die a good death!"

I still won't stuff myself with fried foods but she does have a point!