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I think it largely has to do with not being as active. We have a lot more desk jobs now than we had in the past. In the past people didn't have to go to the gym
by partiallypro 7y ago
I think it largely has to do with not being as active. We have a lot more desk jobs now than we had in the past. In the past people didn't have to go to the gym to not be overweight, they burned it all off when they were going throughout their day.
- jfries 7y agoThat's a tempting theory, but the increased ratio of white vs blue collar jobs isn't enough to explain it. See graph on https://www.businessinsider.com/great-news-weve-become-a-white-collar-nation-2010-1 https://www.businessinsider.com/great-news-weve-become-a-whi...
- partiallypro 7y agoBut even "blue collar" jobs require less labor than before
- brailsafe 7y agoI really think it has less to do with that—though not nothing to do with that—and more to do with economic and convenience factors that lead to more people choosing very cheap and awful food in excess, consistently, while not getting any exercise
- sethammons 7y ago"you can't out exercise a bad diet"