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I personally find it unbelievable that people don't understand how complex of a topic this is. For example, you cannot explain why people are overweight people
by mr-wendel 6y ago
I personally find it unbelievable that people don't understand how complex of a topic this is.
For example, you cannot explain why people are overweight people by saying they are:
- generically stupid
- ignorant
- lazy
- self-deprecating
- biologically inferior
- weak willed
Clearly there are other more fundamental issues involved. What psychological needs and stress are involved? What environmental factors are present (or missing)? I think that to a degree you can generalize this to things like drug consumption and addiction.
I believe people have their agency and I greatly admire those who start and sustain significant health improvements of any kind. There is a reason there are so many self-help charlatans: the real key to unlocking success is complex.
- slimbods 6y agoWell said. I'm overweight not obese and it takes a very great deal of effort to keep it that way. I don't have problems with lazyness, stupidity or being weak willed in any other aspects of my life, but once I start eating I simply cannot stop. Fasting has taken me from obese to overweight, not eating is the only thing that works, but when I start up again, I eat for two!