Every Day's a Feast Day

As you sit down for your Thanksgiving feast, ponder this, courtesy of Scripps Howard News Service:

The amount of food available for Americans to eat has increased 16 percent over the last 35 years, from 1,675 pounds in 1970 to 1,950 pounds in 2003. That translates to about 2,757 calories per person each day--about 500 daily calories more than was available for consumption in 1970, the Department of Agriculture says.

And here's some additional information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that doesn't seem coincidental: The average adult male today weighs 191 pounds today, compared to 166 pounds in 1960. The average woman weighs 164 pounds, compared with 140 pounds in 1960.

Eat up, everybody!