What is a thing that Americans consume too much of?

Answer 1

Frankly, everything, including energy and every kind of manufactured product. This response will concentrate on dietary consumption. There is an outrageous consumption of sugars and fats, but that is not to say that Americans eat healthy amounts of protein. Part of the problem is the very broad agri-business argonaut that exists in the US, along with the over-processing of foods and with formulas that intend to make foods artificially more attractive, tastier and even habit-forming. Weight and health difficulties in the US and in other countries are in part due to the general success of the market-driven food production and distribution system. No single group or industry is primarily to blame. The economic and manufacturing expansion following the Industrial Revolution, and the abundance and drive following WW2 came together to produce a culture of indiscriminate consumption along with less than enlightened ideas around food, nutrition and health. In balance, the US and other nations were faced with the need to produce and distribute more and more food to growing populations at home and abroad. It's just that far too little attention was paid to well-being, and far too much to being well-paid.