Too little protein may equal too much body fat

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People who consistently consume more calories than they burn each day will lose lean muscle and accumulate body fat more easily if their diets contain too little protein and too much fat and carbohydrates, suggests a study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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WHO and the RDA say the recommended amounts of proteins should be 10-15% of the US diet. According to reported consumption rates Americans eat about 25-30% of their calories from protein.

More likely the reason for more fat in the last decade is American daily consumption in calories has increased from 1800 to 2100 calories per day. This would mean about a 31 poung gain for the average person. And happens to map fairly close to increased overweight and obesity in the US.

Obestiy in the US effects everyone's life. Here is one example. http://www.startribune.com/nation/136016653.html
 
Obesity in the US is linked to the introduction of HFCS.

HFCS linked to child diabetes and obesity

Over 10 weeks, 16 volunteers on a strictly controlled diet, including high levels of fructose, produced new fat cells around their heart, liver and other digestive organs. They also showed signs of food-processing abnormalities linked to diabetes and heart disease. Another group of volunteers on the same diet, but with glucose sugar replacing fructose, did not have these problems.
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