And you thought it was going to end with tobacco

Via the Daily Caller:

The federal government has a growing interest in the eating habits of Americans for the same reason it has an interest in tobacco consumption, said Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

The reason is money, because three-quarters of medical-spending is driven by chronic diseases, such as obesity and tobacco-related diseases, she said.

Welcome to the Orwellian world of the left where your health and welfare are not only the concern of the Federal government, but their overriding duty. To think that you could expect to get "free" healthcare without strings attached was just an illusion my friends.

So what will this eventually lead to? I can see things like:

You're a smoker. Sorry no lung cancer treatment for you. You did this to yourself.
Overweight. Uh oh can't treat your diabetes until you drop some of that poundage.
Bad knee. Too bad, but you're the one who chose to play a dangerous sport like tennis.
Heart disease? Exactly how many Big Macs did you consume during your life?
Alzheimer's? Well at least you won't know that we're not treating you.

Enjoy your free health care. Oh and don't be surprised if Peolosi, Reid, Obama and Sebelius have a slightly different plan than you do. You see government provided health care is for the little people.