First came supersized portion sizes in U.S. restaurants and fast food joints. Now, eateries are stocking up on supersized chairs and tables so their large-waisted customers eating these immense proportions can comfortably fit, United Press International and the Dallas Morning News reported.
In addition, movie theaters, ambulances, and hospitals also are buying expanding equipment to meet their large customers’ needs. Even more tragic, caskets and graves are getting wider and bigger to fit the obese deceased, according to the Detroit News.
This getting-larger-furniture trend strikes me as a terribly sad sign of our growing obesity crisis. On the one hand, it seems necessary, but on the other hand, it strikes me as a pessimistic concession to inevitable explanding waistlines.
Better yet, though, is for those who grapple with excess weight to cut out excess sweets and simple carbs, exercise regularly, and decrease portion sizes. Of course, this isn’t an easy feat, so I encourage those of you struggling to join my free KickSugar support group.
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I am not surprised that various industries have to accommodate the expanding waistlines. When I was a hostess in a restaurant, we were told not to seat larger patrons in booths as they often got stuck. It was really bad when someone (usually a man) insisted on sitting in a booth. Not a pretty sight.
I have also witnessed heavy patrons break wooden or plastic chairs. Metal chairs are now becoming more common in restaurants; could this be the reason?
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