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> though, in my mind, it's not very mysterious - far larger access to far more calorically-dense but nutritionally-poor foods This doesn’t seem so obvious to m
by cortesoft 5y ago
> though, in my mind, it's not very mysterious - far larger access to far more calorically-dense but nutritionally-poor foods
This doesn’t seem so obvious to me… it seems reasonable to me that any abundance of calorically-dense food would lead to obesity. I don’t think it is obvious without study that the food being nutritionally poor is a requirement for widespread obesity.
- yetihehe 5y agoBody needs more nutrients, so it eats more of food. But to give you enough nutrients, you must now consume too much calories. Hence, obesity crisis.
- edanm 5y ago> I don’t think it is obvious without study that the food being nutritionally poor is a requirement for widespread obesity. I think calorically dense is "sufficient". Maybe nutritionally poor is a poor choice of words - I was trying to say calorically-dense, but not very satiating.