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> Lots of people do in fact need to gain weight to become healthier. Maybe in places of famine, but the target audience is western, specifically American. Emac
by lo_zamoyski 4y ago
> Lots of people do in fact need to gain weight to become healthier.
Maybe in places of famine, but the target audience is western, specifically American. Emaciation is hardly a problem in the US. Obesity is. Two thirds of Americans are overweight or obese. Sure, it may not be enough to simply aim at weight reduction (most probably have bad diets to begin with), but weight loss is definitely important and healthy.
- stinkytaco 4y agoThe great irony is that while emaciation is hardly a problem, malnutrition is. It's a country that is both malnourished and obese and there just doesn't seem to be much of a public policy push to change that.
- thomascgalvin 4y agoI would suspect that malnourishment leads to obesity, at least in part. When you stuff yourself with empty calories, your body is left unsatisfied, because it's missing important nutrients. This leads to hunger signals, which leads to eating more empty calories, which leads to ...