A very astute observation.
I've got a FReeper trying to tell me that the USA obesity epidemic is fiction.
A casual look at these pics shows graphic contrast.
I’m currently in college, and I see lots of fat 18-22 y/o people.
They had food rationing during the war. Probably not too many chances to pig out on bon-bons and ice cream.
My mom never worked in an aircraft factory but did clerk at a supply depot at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in WW II.
My dad happened by in ‘45 after serving in the China-Burma-India Campaign and the rest is history.