I blame processed foods and all the additional additives and ingredients. Foods have dozens of ingredients now. Simpler foods are better for people. Count ingre

I blame processed foods and all the additional additives and ingredients. Foods have dozens of ingredients now. Simpler foods are better for people. Count ingredients AND calories. Plastic packaging, nonstick chemicals, and antibiotics are also to blame. Plastic and nonstick chemicals change your hormones. Antibiotics kill gut bacteria and make your digestive system absorb more energy. But of course, all of these things are making the few rich at the expense and health of the many. I think sugar and sedentary lifestyles also contribute, but to a lesser extent, and are jut easy scapegoats. There was an article by The Atlantic that covered this a few years ago. I linked it in a previous comment somewhere, but can’t find it at the moment. Basically, there was a study that controlled for exercise and calories intake and showed even adjusting for that, people weigh 10% more than in the 1980s and 20% more than the 1950s. So exercise and calories aren’t the entire cause.