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treadhead1944 wrote:Nanny Nation steps in again. And the biggest culprit isn't effected, the corner store/gas station pops. The original Coke bottle was 7 ounces. Not the average is 20 ounces. The original McDonald's ADULT meal is now sold to kids with a toy. I remember as a kid going to McD's and wishing I was big enough to get a large Coke. That large from my childhood is now a small.

1,233 Percentage increase of size of a chocolate bar since early 1900s
223 Percentage increase of size of a burger since the 1950s
500 Percentage increase of size of a fountain soda since the 1950s
4.56 Increase in size of restaurant portion compared to the 1950s
28 Increase in number of pounds of average weight of a man since the 1960s
24.5 Increase in number of pounds of average weight of a woman since the 1960s

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2148970/How-size-average-restaurant-meal-QUADRUPLED-1950s--U-S-burgers-times-big.html

I wonder if things the like changes in the quality of the meat used has an affect as well.

One would imagine the situation is en-worsened by the more sedentary lifestyles people are living these days too. Factor in changes to the rest of their lifestyles too -- I'm guessing not many people had pop tarts or triple coated sugar whammy grains with xtra marshmallows for breakfast in the 1950s.

Course they all smoked more and wore hats too so...