We’re (Over)Eating Ourselves to Death

The latest statistics reveal an incredibly negative picture of Americans: 40% are obese and another 32% are overweight. In other words, almost three quarters of Americans maintain an unhealthy weight.Yes, the fast-food industry is hugely to blame, as epitomized by all of those melted-cheese-dripping triple-bacon-burger commercials on college football Saturdays.  Americans’ lifespan is declining for a myriad of reasons (alcohol, opioids, and COVID), but our epidemic of obesit