People often think it's just because the food is there in abundance. But it was there even before! But obesity is still rising. And poor people are fatter than

People often think it's just because the food is there in abundance. But it was there even before! But obesity is still rising. And poor people are fatter than the rich. I'd say it's a mix of specifically engineered flavor additives, advertisement, marketing and product placement and similar things. But the usual approach is that people are simply stupid and it's their own fault so there's no problem. Anything the food industry does is simply the beautiful free market at work, and it's every citizen's duty to see through it all and choose a healthy lifestyle despite all the crap thrown in their face every waking hour. Fat people are great business. They eat a lot (so they can be sold food), they stay at home a lot (so they can be sold entertainment and shown TV ads), they become sick (so they can be sold medicine) etc.