Why are Americans so fat!!!  Americans have higher rates of heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and other ailments related to obesity than almost any other nation.  We also have a higher average percentage of body fat.  So basically, we are some fat sacks!  Now think about this- Americans spend more than $50 billion on weight loss related products and services every year.  Yes, that’s correct, the fattest nation on Earth also happens to be the most dieting nation on Earth.  Apparently we’re wasting our money!!!

There are several reasons for this paradox.  One of them is capitalism.  I’m a conservative and avid capitalist, so I’m not suggesting Socialism as a cure to American obesity, although standing in bread lines for hours at a time would probably lead to weight loss!  I’m just pointing out that the desire to sell cheaper food products to increase profits, over the last 100 years or so, has led the food industry to develop highly processed foods that are completely devoid of all valuable nutrition, that our bodies can’t digest!  The classic example is a Twinkie.  Those things last forever due to all the artificial ingredients and preservatives in them.  Combine the Twinkies with having 500 TV channels, and you’ve got the perfect recipe for a bunch of fat, lazy gringos!