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[quote=Anonymous]I agree it’s a combination of factors.

1. More stigma and pressure to be thin, being chubby as a kid was seen as a serious problem
2. Kids and teenagers were far more active, child obesity was much lower and even lower for their parents. Once people reach obesity it’s extremely hard to change this.
3. Food did not taste very good. Yes my mother cooked from scratch and it wasn’t healthy but also didn’t taste great. It was edible but you wouldn’t want to eat more than a small serving of it. Honestly, if I served tuna casserole, dry baked breaded chicken covered in cheddar cheese, green beans cooked to mush in mushroom soup, meatloaf, turkey in a heavy cream sauce over toast or overcooked spaghetti covered in chili, cheese and onions we would all be really skinny not because these are low calorie meals but because they don’t taste good. 
4. Smoking kept habit or addictive eaters from eating.
5. Fewer snack choices
6. Fewer restaurant and take out options
7. Sugar wasn’t added to everything. [/quote]

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