Calorie Stats
I recently read here, citing Marion Nestle’s book Food Politics, that the food industry produces 3,800 calories per American per day. This is a very interesting way to measure how much people eat on average. Assuming that we’re not amassing vast stores of ring-dings in wearhouses in New Jersey, it would make sense that people should consume all of those calories, give or take what ends up in the trash or under the sofa. It seems that people are getting fatter because food companies want to sell more food.