But let’s be real here. 40% of the US population isn’t obese because they have a medical problem. They just eat too much and eat the wrong things. People eat for entertainment, not because they’re hungry. Others make no difference between “wanting to eat” and “being hungry”, probably because they have never experienced actual hunger in their lifes.
We evolved in a way that we really like calorie dense food. In the past that was a feature. The modern world by itself isn’t harmful. But human demand will ( and in the us has) shift supermarket offerings away from what we evolved with and towards what our brain rewards. It’s subconscious, and no one is really to blame. Some people with a more conscious approach are less affected, the rest just follows instinct.
Whole grain rye bread is very calorie dense. But many US people eat white toast- so full of fructose syrup it tastes more like cake than bread - instead.
It’s not the calorie density. It’s choosing to eat garbage.
I recommend you to go read or watch anything including the geneticist Giles Yeo.
There are reasons people eat more than they should and it has lots of variables including genetics, personal variance, food environment and the composition of foods.
Bashing americans is fun and all, but if you want to solve a social problem you need a social solution, not blaming individuals.
You are correct in everything you said.
But let’s be real here. 40% of the US population isn’t obese because they have a medical problem. They just eat too much and eat the wrong things. People eat for entertainment, not because they’re hungry. Others make no difference between “wanting to eat” and “being hungry”, probably because they have never experienced actual hunger in their lifes.
We evolved in a way that we really like calorie dense food. In the past that was a feature. The modern world by itself isn’t harmful. But human demand will ( and in the us has) shift supermarket offerings away from what we evolved with and towards what our brain rewards. It’s subconscious, and no one is really to blame. Some people with a more conscious approach are less affected, the rest just follows instinct.
Whole grain rye bread is very calorie dense. But many US people eat white toast- so full of fructose syrup it tastes more like cake than bread - instead.
It’s not the calorie density. It’s choosing to eat garbage.
I recommend you to go read or watch anything including the geneticist Giles Yeo. There are reasons people eat more than they should and it has lots of variables including genetics, personal variance, food environment and the composition of foods.
Bashing americans is fun and all, but if you want to solve a social problem you need a social solution, not blaming individuals.