One glaring omission from that article seems to me to be lack of environmental protection e:g in USA all manner of food additives are allowed that EU for exampl

One glaring omission from that article seems to me to be lack of environmental protection e:g in USA all manner of food additives are allowed that EU for example would ban. Bovine growth hormone is allowed. I'm not sure if it's that, or soft drinks, that makes some Americans so huge. There are many people in other countries that are sedentary , live unhealthy lifestyles, drive everywhere, but the true hugeness of some people seems to me uniquely American. Pesticides like glyphosphate are allowed in USA. Waste water from fracking poured on the road and finds its way into the water system. When I, as a Brit, worked in USA for a while 25 yrs ago, I noticed people constantly complaining about allergies, and also a rather large number of people that had had cancer (albeit the health system seemed to have sorted them out and got them better). This wasn't something I heard so widely discussed back home and I surmised it was due to chemicals. Since then, I think the UK has got worse and more people here complain of allergies now, presumably due to imported food or domestic use of chemicals.