The U.S. government might have reason to rethink the “war on obesity” given the important role overweight consumers play in the American economy.
What is the price of an in-shape America? If everyone looks like a Greek statue, what happens to the cheeseburger cycle that supports all those farmers, food processors, truck drivers, drive-through clerks and sewer workers? Could an increase in gym memberships really make up for the furniture industry’s loss in steel-reinforced recliners? Are the country’s oppressed butterballs actually its most important assets?
So, OK, no one’s saying that being fat’s actually good for us. But it’s certainly good for the economy!
Chubby Mommy 
