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"With bucket-sized soft drinks, bagels the size of baseballs, and burgers that you can barely get your mouth around, it&amp;#039;s no wonder that, according to the CDC, one-third of adult Americans are currently obese. In the last 20 years portions have been ballooning \u2014 and we&amp;#039;ve been getting bigger right along with them. From 1980 to 2008, obesity rates doubled for adults and tripled for children. Thanks to the National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute (part of the National Institutes of Health), we can take a peek back at what portions looked like 20 years ago and compare that to what they look like now. Hint? They&amp;#039;ve gotten a lot, lot bigger. (via DivineCaroline.com) Portion Sizes 20 Years Ago and Today   Bagels Then: 3-inch diameter, 140 calories Now: 6-inch diameter, 350 calories   Fast Food Cheeseburgers Then: 333 calories  Now: 590 Calories More from Delish: Healthy Fast Food Alternatives   Spaghetti and Meatballs Then: 1 cup of spaghetti and sauce with 3 meatballs, 500 calories Now: 2 cups of pasta and sauce with 3 meatballs, 1,025 calories More from Delish: Quick and Healthy High Fiber Italian   Soda Then: 6.5 ounces, 85 calories Now: 20 ounces, 250 calories   Blueberry Muffin Then: 1.5 ounces, 210 calories  Now: 5 ounces, 500 calories More from Delish: Quick and Healthy 15-Minute Breakfasts   French Fries Then: 2.4 ounces, 210 calories  Now: 6.9 ounces, 610 calories "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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