There is an obesity epidemic in America. I see it each and every time that I go to the store. If it is not obesity, I’m not sure what the heck you would call it.
Your statement is subjective, though. If statistics say the average adult weighs 9 pounds more than they did in the early 90s, and the average adult is older, why these subjective observations of fat ladies on oxygen stuffing crab to dictate health policy in this country, or fat butts at WalMart? We can’t base scary health declarations on subjective observation.
I can think of several really fat people I knew when I was a kid. I can also think of several really fat people I know now.
I do see your point, I go out to places and am like; "wow, do they own a mirror 'cause that's a lot of meat and not enough packaging".
But did you ever consider the places that you see these people?
Not a direct cross but my friends and I would frequent this corner bar on Friday nights now and then and it appeared to be a normal, young crowd. On rare occasions, we would show up in the middle of the day- you would think that the entire neighborhood was nothin' but nasty old toothless drunks from the people that haunted the place... not that there's anything wrong with that.