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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Americans as a group are way fatter - those stats are out there. Agree you can’t ignore the impact of malnutrition on a child’s frame. I think the opposite is true as well. You can’t ignore the impact of being overweight on a child’s frame. The amount of processed food compared with a 100 years ago is radically different too. [/quote]

By the 1920s, there was a lot of processed food around. Shoot, our comparison point is probably the 1970s, which featured a lot more bologna sandwiches on wonder bread with Hellmann's than you'd find in the homes of the DCUM demographic today.

Physical activity has gone way down. Labor saving gadgets in the home, lower demands for labor-intensive activities (ironed any shirts lately?), lawn services riding zero-turn mowers instead of the neighbor's child pushing a 12" gasoline mower up and down the hill, Asian tiger mosquitos forcing people indoors, online gaming.

Variety of food has gone way up. Do you want Thai or Mexican? Exotic tropical fruits? Diversity triggers consumption. You're more likely to try and finish off today's fancy enchilada than the two hundred and seventh brown-bagged salami sandwich you've had so far this year.

Palatability of most food has increased - even Red Delicious apples, while not great, are a lot tastier than the variety once was. Less canned, more fresh or frozen. Shipping companies are faster and better at babying produce so that things arrive at peak.

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