Only in America could billions of dollars be made selling weight loss products to people who need to shed a couple of extra pounds. In a world filled with starving people, Americans seem to have emerged as a nation of overfed, under exercised fatties who cannot put down that bag of potato chips, stop eating that ice cream or refuse that second (or third?) helping of pasta. America’s weight problem – historically solved by eating less and exercising more – had now proliferated a dizzying array of products. Celebrities, nutritionists, doctors, herbologists, hucksters and former fatties have developed thousands of products designed to melt fat, reduce cravings for bad food, block carbs, sugar and fat, lose weight while you sleep, and more..