Podcast: One nation, overfed

We make a joke out of it: over-the-top indulgent food. The more decadent it is, the better. The more ooey-gooey cheese or mountains of whipped cream or greasy patties stacked to the sky … the better. Is it because we’re obsessed with “getting our money’s worth” or are we chasing gratification in all the wrong places? Whatever the reason, it’s killing us and it is our national disgrace.