We americans are overweight, as a whole. We're also about 3 inches shorter than our European counterparts, aren't we?
We are also the world's only superpower despite losing competitive advantages in mnfg and technology and many other sectors.
Why? Cause real gangsters don't have to run. Our collective national outlook of "sit on your ass and take what others have by force" has translated from the macro to micro level. Like it or hate it, it's reality.