Fattest Country in the World: Are We There Yet?

I mean when a fast food chain sells a kids meal that has close t

At an estimated 64.5% of the U.S. population heart considered obese or overweight, we must have that dubious title.

This information comes from the Trust for Americans' Health, an independent promotion group.

They say that the nation has been let down by ineffective anti-obesity policies, but I'm not sure what they expect. Personal responsibility (and yes, sloth) is a factor, but I can't help but point to my prior vendible in point of Burger King and how many calories they pack into a food (and I use the term loosely) item.

I mean when a fast food chaining sells a kids meal that has exchange blows to 700 calories... come on now! Even I, cynical buffoon that I am wouldn't expect that many calories in a kid's meal at a fast food joint.

This is going to be ugly folks... freshman year obesity is out of hand and we have an aging population that's WAY overweight. I'm not cleanly enough to predict the long term consequences but I guarantee that they will not be good and we're going to wake up one day to a crisis. I'm talking diabetes, malignant growth and heart disease on a massive scale.

It may be 10 years away or it may be 20... but it's coming, sure enough.

Source: Guardian Unlimited