We're not fat because we eat too much.

That's according to an American study that has been polling the country about food intake for decades. In fact, women who responded seem to be eating about three hundred fewer calories per day than their recommended daily intake, assuming moderate activity levels.

Here's the link. It's quite interesting.

So, if North Americans are fatter than ever before, what's going on? Less exercise? More fat people marrying other fat people and intensifying the genetics - much the same argument as the rise in autism rates? Or is the entire obesity "epidemic" a smokescreen, and we're no fatter than we've ever been (collectively)?

Friends list update

Added a few people, subtracted a few others, went, "who the heck is that?" over a few people who friended me at some point since I last looked at the list, and went, "I didn't know I wasn't on their friends list!" over a few others.

If you want me to add you or think you were dropped by accident, drop me a comment and explain why. Most of the personal stuff is friends-locked, and a lot of the semi-interesting stuff as well; I leave Posts of Actual Content unlocked when I can do so without revealing more than I want to, and I rarely lock posted links or memes.

Comments screened so you can do that with some privacy; personally, I hate asking someone publicly why I'm not on their list anymore.