The fat that obesity is a major problem in the US cannot be denied. the obesity rate is over 50% in adults.

The desire to consume mass quantities of food is has diverse roots, but is chiefly tied to the flavor of things. People who consume for flavor eat things that, in their opinion, have good flavor, and avoid eating things that have a bad flavor. Where is centered the flavor detecting part of the human body? the nasty tongue.

The problems with overeating are numerous: obesity leads to angina, gout, gallbladder disease, kidney stones, heart disease, heart congestion, heart failure, shortness of breath, sloth, and so on. The answer is simple:glossectomy is the answer. It should be done to children as they reach the age of reason, preferably after they overindulged in one of their favorite foods, whether found by accident or in response to a staged temptation, and connected with punishment for the overeating. The operation should be performed by a surgeon without administering an anæsthetic, as the brief pain attending the operation will have a salutary effect upon the mind, especially if it be connected with the idea of punishment, as it may well be in some cases.

think of the societal ramifications of performing this simple procedure on all of the population: firstly, foods can finally be judged chiefly by their nutritive value, and the act overeating can be curbed almost entirely. Secondly, the industry surrounding sugars and junk food can be eradicated.

Of course, not all families will prefer to have the entire tongue removed; a ritual nick may suffice for those families, and not only leaves them able to speak, but provides the additional benefit that the process is repeatable for any person who had proven the need for further punishment. The factory workers at Eat A Ton can be re-educated and placed to work at 'Eat your Tongue' industries.

Still also, there are families who desire the effects of this procedure but wish to avoid either or both the pain and the appearance of the removal of the tongue. A carbolic acid solution can be applied to the entire organ, to permanently deaden the taste buds.

{tldr / explanation}: this is a short, satirical rewriting of John Harvey Kellogg's advocacy piece on circumcision