Figures for state obesity: http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html
http://www.everydayhealth.com/weight/outdoor-fast-food-ads-linked-to-obesity.aspx?xid=tw_everydayhealth_sfProcessed foods > Global market for machinery and equipment used in food processing expected to be worth $45+ billion by 2015 [Global Industry Analysts]Portion sizes > average US restaurant meal now 4X larger than it was in the 1950s; average hamburger was 3.9 oz, now 12+ ounces; average French fries was 2.4 oz, now 7 oz; average soda was 7 oz to 40 oz. [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study, 2013]Unstructured meal times >Fast food > Adults average of 11.3% of daily calories consumedfrom fast food in 2007-2010 [CDC survey, 2013]Snacking > The average American eats 4.9 snacks and meals daily -- a 29% increase since the 1970s [2011 study published in PLoS Medicine]Ubiquity of food > “Food is everywhere you turn. It’s in pharmacies, in hardware stores.” [Thomas Farley, NYC Health Commissioner]
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/soc/07-07ObesityIK-.aspContagion: Arizona State University researchers published online May 5 in the American Journal of Public Health“http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110505160953.htm30 min in a car = + 3% risk n obesity