Part of the problem is diet, but also a huge part of the problem in America is portion size. A site called Insurance Quotes conducted comparative research on serving sizes around the world, and shared its findings in infographic on this page.
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Source: Muhammad Saleem. Infographic reproduced by kind permission.
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