A Super-sized Situation

There's no denying that we're struggling with an environment that conspires to make and keep us fat. Restaurant portion sizes have increased 500 percent since the 1970s. On average, the typical American eats about 23 pounds of candy and drinks 35 gallons of regular soda a year. Add to these statistics remote controls, a few million TV channels, Internet addictions, longer commutes, extended workweeks, no sidewalks, drive-thrus, supersizing… and you can see why we're a nation filled with overweight children and adults. Toss the soda, keep reading about nutrition, and follow a diet (like my online program) that gets you to a place where your metabolism and hormones start working for you.