Credit card addiction/carb addiction - never would have made that leap, and it really makes sense for me. What a great post.

It's all just a symptom of wanting to fill the void, whatever that void may be - at least IMHO.

And the Canadian diet is pretty much the American diet, isn't it? Can't spit without hitting a Starbucks or McPuke's. However, our obesity (BMI over 30) rate is slightly lower (around 23%) than yours (30%). Of course, the number of fat teens has tripled, so I'm sure we'll be catching up sooner rather than later!