Americans back to eating giant burgers, fried chicken

Fat times for Americans again. You would think people eat now more healthy, obesity is scaring people. You are wrong. I was too wrong too until I did read Newsweek yesterday.
Americans are eating hamburgers, french fries and other junk food like never before.
Apparently, all the talk about obesity causing clogged hearts, hypertension, high blood pressure, and even diabetes is falling on deaf ears.
Bob Sandelman, president of market researcher Sandelman & Associates. "When people go out, they go way over the other end, and want the thickest burger they can find."

But while Americans are digging in to the fried chicken, they're certainly not eschewing other fatty foods. Hamburger outlets served over 500 million more customers in 2004 than in the previous year, according to NPD. And doughnut shops served about 150 million more people last year than in 2003.
Plus, research has shown that Americans currently eat out, or order in, more than ever before - fueling the trend toward weight gain.

I did notice this trend in New York City too. Pre-diabetes, heart diseases, hypertension will be on rise on again. Medical costs will go up, so be prepared to pay more for health insurance and we will earn again the title of 'fattest nation on Earth.'

Source:Newsweek