Obesity in America | Down to Earth

In agrarian societies, you can tell who the wealthy people are by how fat they are--they don't need to work for their own food. I guess this means America is prosperous, but in an odd turn of events, it would seem that the wealthy are the thin ones.

After all, at fine dining restaurants, the portions are properly controlled. Personal trainers are expensive, but they whip you into shape. Even a gym membership is costly.

So the poor and the middle class are left with food options that are cheap (less than $20), outrageously portion-sized (a thinking person can get 2-3 mealsout of one depending on what is ordered) and no incentive to go to the gym. Yes, a good pair of walking shoes is only about $60, and the rest of that particular exercise is free, but apparently we would much rather go home and sit in front of the television for hours on end. Watching cable/FIOS/satellite TV. Which, come to think of it, would cost about the same as a gym membership.

Hmmm. We're too prosperous for our own good.
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Obesity in America Down to Earth