[Max in Utah]

People are fat when food is cheap. We would be a lot thinner if food was more expensive and harder to get.

Good point. I would guess that America is the first nation in the history of the world to have generally overweight poor people.

[speekinout]

I would guess that America is the first nation in the history of the world to have generally overweight poor people.

I think that's so. I definitely wouldn't prefer a society where poor people starve, but our obesity rates aren't good, either. There isn't a good answer to this one.