Food for thought (pun intended):
Economically speaking, overeating is a required condition for the survival of American food corporations because it is the only way they can turn large enough profits to satisfy their shareholders.
Read the whole article for more. HT Childhood Obesity News.
Weight Maven is written by Beth Mazur. Beth believes that obesity is more symptom than cause and that the real problem is our modern culture -- especially diet. Beth writes about ancestral health, health policy, & mindfulness. And cats! 
exactly. Good one.
well. yes. barb kingsolver has a book about eating local. she talks about the economic barriers to good food-the systemic forces which make it very challenging for the majority of people, also, to eat wholesome and delicious food that truly satisfy the whole person rather than creating, again and again, the illusion of a party in one’s mouth.