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Yes, it must be the fast food that makes people obese. Their lifestyle choice of going to fast food places, their decision of spending their food budget on fast

by npstr 8y ago

Yes, it must be the fast food that makes people obese. Their lifestyle choice of going to fast food places, their decision of spending their food budget on fast food, and the act of stuffing it down their throats in quantities above their required caloric intake has absolutely nothing to do with them becoming obese. Bad (video) title.

infogulch 8y ago
So you're claiming that fast food is completely uncorrelated with obesity, and fast food has no effect on lifestyles.
- goostavos 8y ago
  I mean, you could just not eat it?
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dageshi 8y ago
It's the convenience. Bad food is much more convenient in the US than good food. In other parts of the world, south east asia for example "good" food is as equally if not more so convenient than bad food. And even bad food actually tends to come in smaller portion sizes, making it less bad overall.
- linkmotif 8y ago
  Bad food is not more convenient. How is it convenient to be obese? If feces was free, would convenience be a factor? The more people repeat something is convenient as an excuse for doing something that destructively soothes anxiety, won’t make that thing any less garbage than it is. If you want to nourish yourself on garbage, don’t say it’s convenient. Say it’s because you’re anxious, lazy or lost your cultural norms. There’s nothing convienient about being obese.
  - Nihilartikel 8y ago
    You're moralizing what is usually not a moral or even clearly visible choice to the parties in question. By all means, though, please feel good about your more enlightened stance.
  - hakfoo 8y ago
    >Bad food is not more convenient. Don't speak for everyone. There are significant parts of the country where it is legitimately a hassle to put together a healthy meal. You're fighting situations like: * Inner-city and poor-neighbourhood grocers are well known for having lesser quality goods and higher prices. * That's assuming you can even get to one. The nearest full grocer might be several miles away, and the local transit system may not be optimized to get you to and from there. The only "food" store within reach may be basically a glorified kwik-e-mart that doesn't stock much, if any, fresh food. * Small apartments with limited kitchen and storage facilities If I wanted to make a healthy meal in that situation, I'm looking at having to spend quite a while getting to and from the store, paying more than someone in the suburbs would for the same items, buying something I can keep in my tiny fridge until I'm ready to cook it, selecting a recipe which can be made in the small hot-plate with my limited pots and pans... or I can just throw it in, walk to the fast food two doors down and buy an unhealthy dollar-menu burger/burrito/etc.

by npstr 8y ago

infogulch 8y ago

So you're claiming that fast food is completely uncorrelated with obesity, and fast food has no effect on lifestyles.

goostavos 8y ago
I mean, you could just not eat it?

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dageshi 8y ago

It's the convenience. Bad food is much more convenient in the US than good food. In other parts of the world, south east asia for example "good" food is as equally if not more so convenient than bad food. And even bad food actually tends to come in smaller portion sizes, making it less bad overall.

linkmotif 8y ago
Bad food is not more convenient. How is it convenient to be obese? If feces was free, would convenience be a factor? The more people repeat something is convenient as an excuse for doing something that destructively soothes anxiety, won’t make that thing any less garbage than it is. If you want to nourish yourself on garbage, don’t say it’s convenient. Say it’s because you’re anxious, lazy or lost your cultural norms. There’s nothing convienient about being obese.
- Nihilartikel 8y ago
  You're moralizing what is usually not a moral or even clearly visible choice to the parties in question. By all means, though, please feel good about your more enlightened stance.
- hakfoo 8y ago
  >Bad food is not more convenient. Don't speak for everyone. There are significant parts of the country where it is legitimately a hassle to put together a healthy meal. You're fighting situations like: * Inner-city and poor-neighbourhood grocers are well known for having lesser quality goods and higher prices. * That's assuming you can even get to one. The nearest full grocer might be several miles away, and the local transit system may not be optimized to get you to and from there. The only "food" store within reach may be basically a glorified kwik-e-mart that doesn't stock much, if any, fresh food. * Small apartments with limited kitchen and storage facilities If I wanted to make a healthy meal in that situation, I'm looking at having to spend quite a while getting to and from the store, paying more than someone in the suburbs would for the same items, buying something I can keep in my tiny fridge until I'm ready to cook it, selecting a recipe which can be made in the small hot-plate with my limited pots and pans... or I can just throw it in, walk to the fast food two doors down and buy an unhealthy dollar-menu burger/burrito/etc.