I'd like to note that poor quality of food does not make one overweight (and lack of exercise does not either). Exercise and good food are good for you (diabet

I'd like to note that poor quality of food does not make one overweight (and lack of exercise does not either). Exercise and good food are good for you (diabetes and heart disease are bad) but in terms of weight what matters is pure number of calories consumed. This has been true from everything I've read on the subject and what I've seen from my own underweight failures and triumphs to gain weight. Americans just eat too much, for a variety of reasons.