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Originally posted by honeychile
I was talking with some people just the other day. One of the (older) ladies could remember when Cokes were a nickel, but they were 8 ounces. Now, you pay at least 75¢ for 16 ounces. Do we really need to have twice as much?
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I agree that huge portion sizes have a lot to do with how much larger people are now as opposed to, say, 50 years ago. Most of the older (well, older than, say, 40) people I know insist that
no one was overweight when they were younger except maybe one or two people in their class. But back then, there was no McDonald's in town, either, and most people either did chores (like pushing those lawnmowers with no motors) or worked on farms around here, so they could eat chicken fried in lard and not be overweight.
All through high school and even now, people always tell me, "Oh, my God, you're
so thin!" Well, I'm the same size as my mom was when she was my age (I know this because I wear her now-fashionably-retro clothes!
) and it wasn't unusual thirty years ago. I think whoever said we idealize the not-normal is right...back when people were starving, it was chic to be heavy, and now that people are heavier, thin is the ideal.