Re: Lazy Fat Americans.
Whilst the US's average intake of sugar being through the roof is no doubt contributing to obesity, it's got nothing to do with HFCS, GMO, or any other TLA's - glucose is glucose, and that's what makes you fat.
Other contributing factors might be:
- A complete lack of interest shown by most inhabitants to do any form of excercise
-A lack of nutritional education
-A diet incredibly high in processed foods, and extremely high sodium and fat content in foods.
-The low cost of aforementioned processed, high fat, high sugar foods and beverages, relegating them to the food of the lower classes (who make up most of the population)
Ironically, nationwide healthcare might actually give some people a wakeup call before it's too late - a low cost, regular check up can let people know how much damage they're doing *before* they need a quadruple heart bypass, or end up being found dead on the bog after trying to pass last night's big mac meal.