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Originally Posted by manaboutown
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Thanks for the link, it was very good. It's amazing how restaurant portions have grown over the years. I would just add that the problem is not just the portions. It's the quality of food that's all wrong too. Sweet soda? Salty fries? Salty hamburger on a bun made with white flour? And where are the vegetables? Lettuce and tomato on the hamburger doesn't cut it.
One thing that's never mentioned: If the population gets fatter and fatter, it's an advantage for the fast food industry. And I'd be surprised if they (those in the corporate offices) don't know it. Here's why it's an advantage: The more fat cells that exist, the more food that's needed. Fat cells require/demand high calorie processed foods.
Most diets eventually fail because fat cells comunicate with the brain (demanding food) by way of hormones. Fat cells strive for survival as much as any other part of the body. That's what makes it an addiction. More and more fat people means more and more addicts, and that's what the fast food industry likes.