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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with PPs that say that: (1) people are more sedentary with more A/C and screen viewing options, and more cars; (2) food has more HFCS (worse than old corn syrup); (3) chemicals in water and environment are hormone imitators, making everyone chubbier -- this may actually be the biggest factor; and (4) fewer people smoke.

I also think that people are just richer, and food is relatively cheaper.  We were a working class or middle class family, and we basically never went out to eat except for special occasions; my parents bought snack food only occasionally because it was expensive and we knew we weren't supposed to eat much of it, etc.  By the '80s we had a econd car, but in the '70s and '60s, I don't think my mom had a car at home, so we walked places or rode bikes.  
Food in this country is really ridiculously cheap, compared to other family expenses.  In places like Europe, food is a much larger portion of people's daily spending.  Americans spend a lot of money, relatively speaking, on housing and transportation.[/quote]

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