DOCTORS
AND FAST FOOD

Topics: Character; Christian Life; Example; Hypocrisy; Imitation of Christ

References: Matthew 5:13–16; 1 Corinthians 11:1; 1 Timothy 4:16; James 1:22

At the 1993 annual meeting of the American Heart Association in Atlanta, three hundred thousand doctors, nurses, and researchers came together to discuss, among other things, the importance a low-fat diet plays in keeping our hearts healthy.

Yet during mealtimes, they consumed fat-filled fast food, such as bacon cheeseburgers and fries, at about the same rate as people from other conventions. When one cardiologist was asked whether or not his partaking in high-fat meals set a bad example, he replied, “Not me; I took my name tag off.”

—Stephen Nordbye, “Always an Example,” PreachingToday.com