[rightwinggoth]

Maybe they should just start frying everything in olive oil? :)

[Darkwolf377]

"The dish, a specialty of Mulligan's, a suburban bar, is a hot dog wrapped by a beef patty that's deep fried, covered with chili, cheese and onions and served on a hoagie bun. Oh yeah, it's also topped with a fried egg and two fistfuls of fries."

Til they come up with a heart attack in pill form, this'll do.

This sounds like something out of the Simpsons. First we take one pound of pure beef, then cover it in rich, creamery butter...

[Drew68]

When will people figure out it is not what we eat but how much we eat and how much exercise we get.

Americans eat too much (in terms of portion size) and exercise too little. This is why we have an obesity epidemic.

[newzjunkey]

Note to health officials: They'll eat like that because *gasp* it's THEIR lives, not yours. Where are these fascist bastards when the pro-life movement needs them to save the unborn? Nooooo... they're out harrassing sovereign adults who couldn't careless what they have to say!

Besides, maybe this food and early stroke allows them to die happy rather than live to 103 with no eyesight, no hair, no solid food and no memory.

[snowsislander]

I would like to know the average age of these stroke victims.

My own wild guess is that it is no younger than anywhere else; in fact, I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't a bit older.

Thanks...

[StarCMC]

Look out - the food police are coming!!

The world's best meal IMO would make them apoplectic:

Breaded and fried catfish, freedom fries, a thick slice of raw vidalia onion, lemon (fresh), tartar sauce, and hushpuppies washed down with sweet tea and lemon icebox pie for dessert. It just doesn't get any better than that! HE he he!!

[SouthernFreebird]

Today, frying still is popular, especially in poor areas of the South, because it is also inexpensive.

Oh good Lord the arrogant attitude towards anything Southern is ridiculous. Leave us alone already.

[MamaTexan]

How can Southerners give up delicious staples fried chicken, fried seafood, fried green tomatoes and cornbread slathered in butter?

When you pry it from my cold, dead, greasy fingers, THAT'S when.

Damn Yankee busybodies!

Why don't you go to New York and worry about the new strain of AIDS the buggers have managed to concoct?

Aggh! These people make me sick.

The sad thing is, I could probably bench press any of these pencil-necked fools, even though I DON'T eat what THEY think I should!

[mwyounce]

the "Luther Burger," a bacon-cheeseburger served on a Krispy Kreme doughnut bun, are what draw attention.

My arteries feel more clogged just reading that...

[SamAdams76]

Regardless of age, Lang doesn't recommend the Hamdog, even as a one-time snack.

"If you choke that down, you might as well find a heart surgeon because you are going to need one."

These alarmists amuse me. As if a single meal will all by itself trigger a heart attack.

My grandmother, who will turn 92 years old this year, has spent practically every morning of her life eating biscuits soaked in bacon grease with eggs and sausage. Everyday she would fry something. Catfish, chicken, even vegetables like okra (a Southern specialty if there ever was one). For dessert, there would always be apple cobbler or some other "heart-attack inducing" delicacy.

Then again, she didn't sit around the house watching Oprah all those years. Even when she was well into her 80s, she would be out mowing the grass or doing other yard work. When she was younger, she could handle just about any outdoor chore that a man would normally do.

I'm sure she'd be just as active today but unfortunately she suffers from Alzheimers and is in a nursing home. Her heart is perfectly healthy however.

[dfwddr]

And for dessert, they serve Twinkies deep-fried in Cap’n Crunch, and topped with chocolate and whip cream.

Damn......

[Nick Danger]

"Your Department of Human Husbandry recommends healthy, delicious Purina People Chow to keep you taxpayers in good working order."

[popdonnelly]

"I'm the only girl who can eat a whole one without flinching."

I couldn't look at it without barfing.

[razorback-bert]

Here is a list of great wholesome Yankee food.

[OpusatFR]

Wow. That sounds nauseating.

Of course, I'm still on the quest for the perfect chili cheeseburger so my judgment may be unsound.

[Calamari]

Other things to worry about:

Asteroid Impact, Same Sex Marriage, Massive gamma ray burst from an outside the solar system event, BSE nvCJD, SARS, Smallpox, Ebola ,Flu- (human, bird, swine, duck, chicken), Salmonella, Carbs, Fat, Protein, Terrorists, Anthrax, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Too little ozone, Too much ozone, Global warming, Global cooling, Global Warming Chaos, Pesticides, Deer ticks, Nerve gas, Dirty bombs, Haliburton, SUVs, Guns, Acid rain, Too much Rain, Too little Rain, Nuclear power, Non-nuclearpower, Nuclear war, Conventional war, Wind Turbines shredding endangered birds, Obesity, Starvation, BCS, The Yankees with A’Rod, NCAA Basketball Tournament Selections, Pit bulls, Rottweilers, German Shepherds, Huskies, Alaskan Malamutes ,Doberman Pinschers, Chow Chows, Great Danes, St. Bernards, Akitas, green ketchup, MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), Pet spiders, Yard Sale Congestion, Red King Crabs, Shadow people, Cattle mutilations, Junk Science, Supersize fries, ”Our worst fears were confirmed”, steroids in baseball, microwave popcorn, HIV, Peak Oil, Cholesterol both LDL and HDL, second hand smoke, Google Telephone Searches, backyard nuclear reactor, Nitrogen pollution, Carbon Dioxide Reported at Record Levels, Dangerous' Curry Colourings Cataracts from computers, brain tumors from cell phones, fire ants, killer bees, killer tomatoes, killer clowns the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy, Terrell Owens and Ron Artest, Exploding cell phones, cryptococcus gattii, methylisothiazolinone (MIT), "holiday heart," , U.S. Teens Are Among the Worst at Math, picking your teeth in public,"The Hamdog.", …. ... …

So much to worry about...

[dljordan]

"The dish, a specialty of Mulligan's, a suburban bar, is a hot dog wrapped by a beef patty that's deep fried, covered with chili, cheese and onions and served on a hoagie bun. Oh yeah, it's also topped with a fried egg and two fistfuls of fries."

YUM!!!!!!

Screw the Feds! Mind your own damned business you socialist b*stards.

[Doctor Raoul]

But he acknowledged that the "Hamdog" and the "Luther Burger," a bacon-cheeseburger served on a Krispy Kreme doughnut bun, are what draw attention.

You can't get those here. I'd have let the South win the Civil War for one of those...

[snowsislander]

I checked, and as far as I can see, this is not a sound article.

The two strong correlations for strokes are age and race. The older you are, the more likely you are to have a stroke. Also, blacks tend to have more strokes than whites.

I found no published correlation between stroke rates and the consumption of southern cooking; if anyone does find anything, please post it, especially if it has an age and race breakdown.

[PresbyRev]

When I went into a national steak house franchise in upstate New York and they didn't have salt and pepper on the tables, nor any sauces (the waitress had to hunt up a bottle of A-1) I knew I was in a different culture.

From what I gathered in my year and half living in NY (above Albany) - butter, salt/pepper, paprika - made the dish 'cajun' and unbelievably spicy for the natives.

Hot sauces of various kinds, peppers, heavy use of s&p, butter, etc. was anathema.

I was happy to get back to the land of deep fried pickles, BBQ, LARD!, pork rinds, Waffle House, real butter,spices, fry daddies, fat back, fat back fried chicken, fried okra, fried everything, and Sweet Tea. I can't take tepid and tasteless New England food.