Neal Barnard gives Ford (and others) dietary advice

Star-Telegram: Where is U.S. healthcare headed?

Regarding the title of this opinion piece, I'm sure hoping it's toward vegetarianism, and Dr. Barnard here does his best to push the public toward that end. It's interesting that he doesn't go by Dr. or MD here.

Could putting greens on our plates put green back in the company till? Could swapping a meaty hot dog for a low-fat veggie dog or bean burrito really trim a car's sticker price?

Yes, it will do all that and much more.

If our work force really pulls together and resolves to get healthy, and if management provides healthful foods in the company cafeterias, along with the training and incentives that workers need to make the shift, we'll make our industries more competitive.

And we'll also revolutionize the health of this country.

Unusual tactic, to be sure, but I'm amused at all the angles our movement will take to promote vegetarianism. And, frankly, he's right. In my opinion, one of the surefire fixes to our broken healthcare system is to get as many people as possible on a healthy vegetarian diet, pronto. After all, our healthcare system is more of a sickcare system. Healthier diets mean fewer sick people to care for...