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[quote=Anonymous]Portion size. In the 70’s, a McDonalds cheeseburger or hamburger and a small or medium fries was a normal portion. A quarter pounder was the large size and large fries were for sharing. Now, most restaurants offer quarter pounder burgers for “lighter” appetites and almost always have half-pound burgers as a regular option with a couple of fistfuls of fries on the side. The size of drinks (soft drinks/lemonade) are also double what would have been brought to the table in a restaurant. Those huge glasses still make me think how things have changed. Also, I think it is portion size because people did not workout regularly. In the late 70’s/early 80’s, Running for exercise became a thing thanks to Jim Fixx and racquetball became popular. Unless you were wealthier and played tennis, most people did not work out or belong to a health club. Health clubs did not exist. So now, people work out more... but eat double the amount[/quote]
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