Obesity epidemic could be explained by people consuming 100 to 150 calories more than they need each day

Trudy Lieberman

Special to the Village News

Not long ago my husband showed up with a sandwich for lunch that he bought at a local supermarket. I thought it was going to be our usual: turkey and provolone with lettuce on a hard roll, always plenty for both of us. At $6.50, how could you go wrong?

This time the sandwich was different. It now cost $9.50 and was piled high with turkey and cheese on a roll that was much bigger than what we were used to. In short, it was awful – enough meat and cheese for four people on squishy bread that tasted more like a morning sweet roll. But the bigger serving...