Yesterday I was sent an interesting article, The Growth of American Food Portions, from JH that was posted on Visual News about America and our expanding waistlines. While I strongly believe that individuals are responsible for their own eating habits, the food industry is not helping in the least, with larger portion sizes of packaged foods (Lays just came out with a new ‘LARGER SIZE’ “small” bag of chips), fast food establishments, etc. Below is an interesting infographic, designed by Column Five, that dives deeper into the issue.
One Ingredient at a Time... 
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Hi there! Thanks so much for you response, it’s so great to hear from other people who are also focused on America’s health and eating habits because it is definitely an issue that is still far from a solution. I just signed-up for your Co-active Design Project, it sounds like an amazing project and I’m excited to be a part of it!