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On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:08:35 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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Japan (top of the list) is 82.6
US is 78.2
Just as a sanity check, most of SubSaharan Africa is in the 40s and
50s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ife_expectancy

I wonder what happens when you weight this list by crime death and
obesity rates.

I wonder what would happen to crime death and obesity rates if we actually
had sane gun regulation
Probably not much. We stab more people per 100,000 than UK murders
(all causes). Netherlands and Japan are better than that.

and forced McDs to act a bit more in the public's
best interest rather than rely on the "free market."


McDonalds is just the lightning rod for our obesity problems.
Look at the portion sizes at Red Lobster or Olive Garden.
The average size of a dinner plate in the 50s was 9". It is 12" now.
Remember when a Coke was 7 ounces. A "SMALL" coke is now at least 12
ounces and may be 20. A Big Gulp is 64.
A candy bar was about the size of your thumb.
They called a 3 Musketeers bar that because you were supposed to break
it into 3 pieces and split it with 2 friends. It used to even be
scored. Now it is twice as big and people eat the whole thing.


I have to admit, I was always amazed by the size of food portions in
American restaurants...compared to up here.