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No. If you always look to external sources you'll never be free. The most important facet in the whole story is that each individual is responsible for what the
by JungleGymSam 8y ago
No. If you always look to external sources you'll never be free. The most important facet in the whole story is that each individual is responsible for what they put in their mouth. Everything else is an excuse. No one is being forced to eat a Big Mac. Or two. Or three.
- pbhjpbhj 8y agoBut, there is a massive industry, employing carefully honed psychological tactics in order to get you to want their unhealthy food (and other unnecessary, unhelpful products). I'd warrant far more is spent tricking people to eat unhealthy food items than is spent on helping them to eat healthily. Companies know that once you push that button, and strongly associate their brand with the fuzzy-feel-good hormone hit, that they're on to major profits - a capitalist dream. "Oh, but an occasional bottle of pop [soda, sugar-y fizzy drink] is fine", for sure, but $BRAND aren't advertising to get you to have one of their drinks each month; they want you to reach for 3-a-day. [Mind you the major pop brands have modified their behaviour, removing regular sugars and pushing sweetener; I think they're worming their way out of being sued like the tobacco companies were. And there's good and bad in that.]