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Originally Posted by HemiEd
When I was a kid in the 50s/60s, it was extremely rare, but now it seems like the norm.
I saw a recent statistic saying it is currently around 40%, but I think that is low.
IMO, two things are huge contributors too it.
1)Fast food is now the norm for a lot of people which is extremely high calorie and fat content. For us it was a very rare "treat" and the norm was home cooking.
2) Sedentary life styles, computer games, TV and the internet instead of outdoor activities.
BigDaddy mentions testosterone levels a couple of times and not to long ago I quoted a lab results study with mice that was repeated several times that always turned out the same.
The end results were females turned dominant and they ended up stopping the reproduction cycle and died out.
I ponder that we are on that path.
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I work at a very old college and they're proud of their tradition, so there's a myriad of old black and white photos in most buildings and it is mind blowing to see how few obese people there are in those photos. I mean its like 1 in 50.