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Personally I think they do shoulder some blame. But I certainly think things could be made significantly easier for the average person to do the right thing. N

Personally I think they do shoulder some blame. But I certainly think things could be made significantly easier for the average person to do the right thing. Nutrition science is very complicated with very strong biases and conflicting results. It makes it difficult to actually know what to eat, the media doesn't help by regurgitating every single crappy study that has a catchy or provocative conclusion. (The rubbish getting published and the peer review process is another can of worms) There are many companies with a vested financial interest in selling appealing but unhealthy food. People are effected by advertising and what is easy, that isn't their fault. Exercises for staying reasonably healthy doesn't really get taught. Things could certainly be made easier, for the average person.

MuffinFlavored 7y ago
> Personally I think they do shoulder some blame. But I certainly think things could be made significantly easier for the average person to do the right thing. Here is a good example. I'm not poor. $30 on a meal means very little to me. I'm not aware of many low calorie, healthy, quick food options, even if price isn't an issue. I think that's the problem. You can get $0.99 cheeseburgers + fries + milkshakes quickly, but you can't get a $9.99 salad quickly. I know fast food chains sell salads but... I feel like that's a guaranteed way to not get the full nutrition of what a salad is really supposed to offer. What are your thoughts?