Sheldon wrote:

>> I've often read that the US spends much less on food compared to
>> percentage of income on the whole than many other countries.
>
> This is true, in fact many Americans pay nothing for food..
>
>> I believe this helps contribute to the obesity issues we're
>> experiencing.
>
> This is false, and ridiculous... then by your fercocktah theory we'd
> be able to tell people's wealth just by appearance, the more money
> they have the fatter.

I said "contributes" not the sole reason. Fast food is cheap, fattening
and available around the clock. Meat is cheap compared to other
countries and we eat a lot of it. All-You-Can-Stand buffets (the hog
trough) abound. The list could go on, but I think you can get the idea.