History shows that as modern
chnology geared up， our bodies
slowed down--and spread out.
It s a problem you can overcome.
orty years ago， in the wintry Ardennes
forest of western Europe， American soldiers
and their Allied compatriots fought a great
struggle that came to be known as the Battle of
the Bulge. The fighting was desperate， and for a
few days the outcome was in doubt. But
eventually the tide was turned， the Allies were
victorious， and they swept on to ultimate victory
in World War II.
Today， Americans are engaged in another
\"battle of the bulge.\" While it is far less dramatic
and its outcome can t be determined in the course
of a few days， or even a few weeks or months，
evidence of the struggle is everywhere. You can
see it in the proliferation of health spas，
racquetball clubs and sidewalk joggers; in
bookstores featuring a succession of diet books
and exercise books sizzling on the bestseller list;
in fast food restaurants that now include salad
bars; and in supermarkets bursting with
low-calorie this and low-fat that.
Make no mistake about it: This is no mere
tempest in a teapot， for Americans as a group are
indeed bulging. A National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey conducted a few years ago
determined that 32 percent of adult men and 36
percent of adult women were 10 percent or more
above average weight. Nor has the situation
improved; indications are that the incidence
of overweight is still rising. By any standard
of measure， obesity is commonplace in the
United States.
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