Food in the US seems designed to make people obese. When you look at ingredient labels in Japan or Germany, you see a short list of what you would expect, plus

Food in the US seems designed to make people obese. When you look at ingredient labels in Japan or Germany, you see a short list of what you would expect, plus maybe a preservative. In the US, you see an entire chemistry lab: artificial colors and flavors, bizarre substitutes for real sugar, oils that a hundred years ago would not be considered fit for human consumption, and so on.