Conspiracy?

Is there some sort of plot to make everyone in the United States fat? Whenever and wherever I've been out to eat I've been blown away by the size of the portions served. One main dish alone is usually more than I need to eat in one sitting and generally an appetizer alone is enough. And though you see this in the city, it's worse in the suburbs. Visiting family always means eating out at least once at some restaurant (like Chevy's) which serves Carmine's size portions, but instead of being for the entire table the plate is for one person. Starbucks is in on it too, witness: the venti. Enablers of this insanity: clothing companies. Has anyone noticed that a small is no longer small? That a medium is often now too big? That clothing sizes can now go up to XXXXL? I feel as if the world is aligning against people who don't want to bloat.