Europeans All Over Chicago

I live right downtown in Chicago. At this time of year, we are PACKED with foreign visitors.

You immediately can tell that they are foreigners and not just people from the suburbs or other cities, by their size.

They are FAR smaller than us. They are just leaner. When you walk behind a group of American teens, almost half of them are seriously overweight, and the other quarter are just overweight. I see 25% of teens at what I would call “appropriate” weight.

Then I see the foreigners, and they are almost all in the “lean” category. Maybe 15% are overweight, but many are just overweight and not obese.

It makes you stop and think “Are our genes mutating at a different rate?”

The answer is NO. We are simply eating a ton, and therefore appear far closer in weight to “A Ton.”

How sad that this is happening to young people. Can you even imagine what it will be like for them in their 40s. 50s. etc.