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Originally Posted by jamesqf
I think the "American obesity epidemic" is a lot like the "Americans want big cars" meme: it's true of a certain segment of the population, but not true of everyone, or even of a majority. For every seriously obese American, you can probably find two or three in a normal weight range, and one training for a marathon.
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Well, given that a majority of americans are clinically overweight (which is not the same as obese), it's hard to say whether on not that's really true. Sure, the biggest marathon in the country may get near 100,000 people, but that's a drop in the pond.
But that's why generalizations are great. They will always marginalize the minority, which is sort of the point
