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You haven't written anything I can show to be factually inaccurate. But the trouble is with one word: "simply." Unless you subscribe to a metaphysical interpre
by rtl49 11y ago
You haven't written anything I can show to be factually inaccurate. But the trouble is with one word: "simply."
Unless you subscribe to a metaphysical interpretation of human behavior, the fact that obesity is such a widespread health problem is ipso facto strong evidence that some set of environmental factors is at play.
The insistence that this large population of people bear some kind of personal responsibility for their condition completely misses the point and is, in my opinion, an obviously useless suggestion to make. I'm not aware of any evidence that instilling a sense of shame in people who are obese is likely to ameliorate their condition, and the experience of many would seem to suggest it is likely to have the opposite effect.
- DHJSH 11y agoEating fewer calories than your body needs every day will always lead to weight loss. Certainly it's easier if you rearrange your diet, but that's a secondary point.
- rtl49 11y agoYou're not engaging with what I wrote. The trouble is with refraining from consuming so many calories. The fact that so many people find this so difficult is proof enough that it is not "simple" in the sense of being easily accomplished, and that environmental factors likely contribute to its difficulty. Thus attention should be focused on discovering and addressing these factors, instead of applying social pressure to the obese to eat less.