I think Paul Fussel at the Univ of Pennsylvania had the firmest grip on this. Essentially he said it was a social phenomena, where lower socio economic groups saw fat as a sign that they could afford to eat out. In my trips to the states I never cease to be shocked by the size of the portions in restaurants, great value for money, but other consequences are also obvious.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Anton Sherwood Sent: 11 February 2002 06:40 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Fat Americans, Redux Dan Lewis wrote: > According to this nutritionist, low-fat diets will work for a while, > but after a while, they'll snap, leading to weight gain. . . . An acquaintance of mine (http://holdthetoast.com/) wrote "How I gave up my low-fat diet and lost forty pounds!". Her gospel is low-carbo. -- Anton Sherwood, http://www.ogre.nu/blog/blog.htm "If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth." ---Sir Alan Herbert
