Energy Density, Portion Size, and Eating Occasions: Contributions to Increased Energy Intake in the United States, 1977–2006

One third of all US adults (over 72 million people) are now classified as obese :  The number of daily meals and snacks consumed by U.S. adults rose from 3.8 in 1977 to 4.8 in 2006. The Medcape today byline is simple "Study Finds Americans Are Eating More" . In simple terms, they eat too much .


Other recent posts suggest that saturated fat as well a toxins in sugar-free drinks are also able to kill hypothalamic neurones in appetite control centres.

These combined effects are not just about obesity: The associated medical conditions (diabetes, heart disease, atherosclosis, liver failure, Alzheimer's and probably many more) are killing people - unnecessarily, -  and the problem is being exported to other countries by the expansion of western "culture".
 


 Childhood obesity risk factors