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Plaid13, I think you are on to something here. People get a lot less exercise in their daily lives and eat a lot more junk food. It seems that many more people have desk jobs now and even blue collar jobs are becomming very automated. I don't think air conditioning has a lot to do with it other than it may keep people sitting in their comfortable houses and offices rather than going out and doing something.
I also think social acceptance of being overweight is contributing to the lack of desire for some to do something about their weight. It seems like it shouldn't be too difficult to figure out a way to eat fewer calories than you burn. When half the people around you are overweight as well you don't feel so out of place anymore.
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