Originally Posted by shogun
I actually try to look at it from another point of view. At least Americans can afford to overeat and there's an abundance of food supply. Even homeless people can eat well since we throw away so much. People can do better at moderating their portions though. You take a look at France and all the cream, bread, pastries, rich food they eat but they don't have a fat reputation. Italian people are all about pasta and bread. Asian people consume rice and noodles almost every meal. Americans like a lot of that stuff too but for some reason our people are fatter.