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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a problem because inevitably non obese shell out billions of dollars to compensate for the incredible drain obese people are on our society.[/quote]

We get obese working long hours at assigned seats in office buildings that we can't walk to from where we live.  But we produce plenty of market value before interventions are required.

Eating garbage food also fattens the profits of the fast food industry and most food conglomerates.  This also has contributed to economic growth as the agriculture sector has been transformed by this change in consumer habits.

You're only looking at the externalities and not the full accounting.

RTO takes personal commute time people could devote to exercise and reassign it to a polluting, sedentary pastime.  Yet many conservatives believe RTO is "productive".

You cannot blame people for every consequence of our obesogenic culture.[/quote]
I drive 45 minutes each way, to an office where I sit for 9+ hours, 5 days a week, and I am not even remotely close to overweight. Take responsibility for your choices.[/quote]
DP

When the vast majority of the population is overweight (I am actually not overweight so spare me your "advice"), there is something systemic that is wrong. Obviously people have agency, but many people struggle to lose weight because our bodies did not evolve to lose weight, rather to gain it.[/quote]

People struggle to loose weight because their diet is crap and they don't get exercise.  All you need to do is walk 10K steps per day (done in 45 -60 mins total) and eat healthier.  Cut out crap and eat Whole Foods and ditch carbs that are not from fruits and veggies.  
People also don't want to fix their issues, they just want a pill, which typically has other side effects, so they need another pill, etc........

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Are Americans as a whole less willing to "fix their issues" than Europeans who have much lower obesity rates? Why?[/quote]

I have no answer on “why” but we are different culture. We prioritize wealth/capitalism, work, convenience, cheap goods, among things. While you see elements of this around the world, it’s to a much lesser extent. [/quote]

The aspects of our "culture" that you describe are fundamental elements of our economic system. So you agree that the issue is systemic.[/quote]

I am the PP you are responding to but not the poster you seem to be fighting with. This is both a systemic and individual issue. It’s not either/or and it makes no sense to talk about it that way. [/quote]

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