Are we the first era of civilization that has our poor people dying because of obesity?

Obesity rates for regardless of socioeconomic status are out of control. America is so fricking fat it is embarrassing.

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I would think so. However, most of our poor people aren’t really poor compared to all the countries that don’t have the safety nets we do.

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But still, the lower you get in the economic spectrum, the more likely you are to become morbidly obese

I get that it is because cheap food is high calorie, which again is the inverse of what you would expect. . .historically speaking

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But still, the lower you get in the economic spectrum, the more likely you are to become morbidly obese

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Thats because of poor choices which lead to both obesity and being poor

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Obesity rates for regardless of socioeconomic status are out of control. America is so fricking fat it is embarrassing.

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This. Our food offerings and eating culture is abysmal. Eliminate fast food I wouldn’t be opposed

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Ain't that man granola eating gym rats to skew the numbers by 8 years compared to the 70s.

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No, it's fewer "quick early deaths"--workplace accidents, car wrecks, bad births, childhood illnesses, military casualties, etc.

People are now more likely do die slow, older deaths--from cancer, heart disease, COPD, diabetes, etc.

The world is safer now in the short term. That means we have to figure out how to keep ourselves healthy long term.

El gaucho said don’t forget fibromyalgia

Well ultra processed cheap sugar loaded foods have the average person consuming 150+ pounds of processed sugars per year. We’re also lazy so it’s not shocking honestly

Gout used to be the affliction of Kings.

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Gout used to be the affliction of Kings.

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I’ve seen it make a grown man cry. His diet isn’t good and it seems like he gets it a couple times a year. If it hurts as bad as it looks then I would have to put the Little Debbies down to avoid that pain.