How America’s diet has changed over time.

The average American consumed 2,481 calories a day in 2010, about 23% more than in 1970.

Look at all them genetics making everyone fat. Strangely, the calories consumed matches fairly well the average weight gained.

Men are 17.6 percent heavier — which translates into a roughly 30-pound gain. “At 195.5 pounds, put five American guys in a room and you’ve gathered roughly half a ton of manhood,” Ingraham notes. In the same period, women’s weight shot up from 140 pounds to just over 166 pounds — an 18.5 percent increase.

Eating a lot more food with less physical activity (a minor contribution, but still important) shockingly leads to greater weights. Who would’ve guessed?

It’s a bit odd everyone is eager to grab onto the “genetics” explanation for food-related behavior, but when one attempts to explain any other human behavior with genetic ideas that’s just not even a notion capable of being entertained. I think I see a problem here.