I think it is partly about the portion sizes. And McDonalds is not the only culprit. I used to go to the Metro Grill when I was in Seattle. The first time there I ordered the steak medallions. You know, 2 maybe 3 little beef filets about the size around of a small drinking glass. What I got was 4 steaks. These things were each as big around as a saucer and thick. One was sufficient for me. And forget about that 2 lbs of potatoes, pound of veggies and damn near an entire loaf of bread that came with it. The scary thing was, just about every plate around me was going back to the kitchen cleared.
Not to mention the US is the birthplace of the All You Can Trough buffet. Just because you can go back four times, it does not mean you have to.
It's ironic that pop was mentioned in the initial post. Pop is loaded with High Fructose Corn Syrup. HFCS causes your body to store fat, it shuts off the switches that control your appetite. According to Men's Health magazine, in 1970 Americans ate half a pound of HFCS per person, each year. As of 1997, it was up to 62 1/2 pounds. Considering how many foods are high in HFCS, I'm surprised more people aren't overweight.
Another culprit of weight gain is right here in front of my face. Computers, video games, cable. All that good shit encourages you to sit on your ever increasing in size ass. I don't know about anyone else, but when I was a kid, I played hide and seek, tag, climbed trees and yes, I even walked to school and back. Drive by a school at 3 oclock during the week. It is soccer mom chaos and mini van mayhem! Why can't these little darlings walk to school? In some cases it's like three blocks. I walked 3 km round trip to my school. My feet didn't fall off because of it.
Not to mention the US is the birthplace of the All You Can Trough buffet. Just because you can go back four times, it does not mean you have to.
It's ironic that pop was mentioned in the initial post. Pop is loaded with High Fructose Corn Syrup. HFCS causes your body to store fat, it shuts off the switches that control your appetite. According to Men's Health magazine, in 1970 Americans ate half a pound of HFCS per person, each year. As of 1997, it was up to 62 1/2 pounds. Considering how many foods are high in HFCS, I'm surprised more people aren't overweight.
Another culprit of weight gain is right here in front of my face. Computers, video games, cable. All that good shit encourages you to sit on your ever increasing in size ass. I don't know about anyone else, but when I was a kid, I played hide and seek, tag, climbed trees and yes, I even walked to school and back. Drive by a school at 3 oclock during the week. It is soccer mom chaos and mini van mayhem! Why can't these little darlings walk to school? In some cases it's like three blocks. I walked 3 km round trip to my school. My feet didn't fall off because of it.
