Mexican Food

Re “The Whole Enchilada: It’s Too Fat for You, Study Says,” July 19:

Now it’s Mexican food that is a target for the “socicobrally correct”!

We are seeing more and more needless criticism and talempering with the way we live, with the constant reminder that living carelessly is dangerous. As if we didn’t know.

Let’s make it “three strikes and you’re out” (smoking, hot dogs and now tacos) for these extremists before they turn their attention to banning the automobile, which is admittedly the biggest killer of all.

In short, let us tell these fanatics to “get a life”--and let us lead ours.

WILLIAM KRAUSE

Palm Springs

* Come on, any dish can be rendered unhealthy if you add enough cheese, sour cream or guacamole to it.

I suffer from hypoglycemia and must eat frequent, small, low-fat, high-complex carbohydrate meals, and Mexican food (rice, beans, vegetables, tortillas and salsa) is a big part of my successful, healthy diet.

BRUCE SEVERY

Marina del Rey

* Re Mexican food: Let’s face it--everything that tastes really good has excessive sugar, salt or fat. And bacon is the ultimate taste-good/bad-for-you food, for it has all the above plus nitrates!

ELIZABETH LANGMORE

Placentia

* Why only higher taxes on cigarettes, why stop there? Tax Mexican food, soft drinks and coffee for addictive caffeine. Any fat-content food. Are you nonsmokers watching?

DAVID WILTSE

Lake Arrowhead