Fat people are very concerned about nutrition and many know quite a bit because they have read diet books galore. Just about everyone talks about diet to fat people. It must be embarrassing.
People in the lower socio-economic classes tend to be fatter than people in higher classes. The reasons could be many and I touched on a couple previously. If you examine people living in outer poor suburbs of cities they tend to be fatter. I must say the citizens left behind in New Orleans represented poor people and many were fat.
Women tend to worry about their appearance more than men do. So how come many women become obese? They surely do not want this to happen to them and I know even intelligent women can get obese. In general, though, if you go to shopping centers in well-to-do areas you seldom see many fat people there. Go to Walmart and there are heaps of fat people. Go figure.
So if society deems fat unattractive then how come so many women are fat? It must be caused by many things and I guess there is no easy solution. You have big servings when you to out to dinner. Try eating in Australian cafes and see the difference. You have many, many choices of tasty food at your supermarkets and all manner of yummy food available at takeaway places. Advertising also makes kids almost addicted to McDonalds and other brands because of Happy Meals, etc. I still can't find an Unhappy Meal! There are a lot of factors re obesity and I certainly don't have the answers.
You would think if 'fat' is a negative word in America then 'muscle' should be a positive one. That is hardly the case and I guess we bodybuilders haven't done the right thing to reverse the all brawn and no brains concept that many hold about us. Then guys use steroids and that seals the case against us because then we are stupid.
