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One of the weird things in photos from the 60s or 70s is how slim everyone looks.

• deleted 6y ago
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• ixacto 6y ago
  There are a few things that are going on here which could be supporting raising obesity rates: -The Farm Bill and USA Sugar Program, which is a bipartisan issue but which shouldn't exist in the first place https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Sugar_Program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Sugar_Program -Increasing use of social media and sedentary lifestyles. When you are just inside on your phone all the time this is NOT healthy. -This obesity problem is probably going to kill more people than COVID and the opioid epidemic, but noone wants to talk about it as it directly threatens various established interests.
  • buckminster 6y ago
    > This obesity problem is probably going to kill more people than COVID and the opioid epidemic This is already the case. More people are killed by their unhealthy lifestyles than by anything else.
  • LittlePeter 6y ago
    > but noone wants to talk about it as it directly threatens various established interests. There are many people talking about it. Adhering to healthy life style is difficult for many people. Most obese know perfectly well why they are obese an what it takes to be healthy.
• dingaling 6y ago
  And if you look like that today you get called 'skinny' instead of 'normal' or 'healthy'
• SlipperySlope 6y ago
  Look at beach photos from the 1920's and 1930's. Back then, processed food was a loaf of bread or a glass of orange juice.