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[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/06/AR2009030602070.html ]
washingtonpost.com — After World War II, the government had a huge surplus of ammonium nitrate, an ingredient of explosives -- and fertilizer. Since 1945, the food supply has increased faster than America's population. Much of the too-ample flesh of Americans comes from corn, as quarter of the 45,000 items in the average supermarket contain processed corn.More… (Health)
 
Excess flesh statistics
* What is the weight of excess flesh in US?
* What is the volume?

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