The only fat people I see in my area (Santa Barbara) are tourists from the midwest... seems like that area in general is home of the "all you can eat" buffet and frigid, stay indoors and eat all day and never excersize weather/attitude...
Hey, I was born in Poland, everyone is thin there, its cultural and I was raised on a really good diet, quality, wholesome low fat food. These days I never eat fast food (last time I tried it was about 6 years ago), it makes me feel like shit, so does sugar... I honestly find it hard to believe that most overwieght people aren't seriously depressed - for me, how my body feels (which is correllated to how I feel about myself) is directly related to what I eat. Its all about will power I guess. Some got it, most don't...
Amyways, thin is attractive, always has been - natural selection will take over eventually, grossly obese people will fail to find partners to shares their genes with...