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The turning point was right around 1980. If we can figure out what changed then, we can correct course. I think what happened around 1980 was only a spark to th

The turning point was right around 1980. If we can figure out what changed then, we can correct course. I think what happened around 1980 was only a spark to the kindling that'd been prepared by a series of mistakes starting in the 1950's. Obesity in Females: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_the_United_States#/media/File:Adult_female_obesity_in_the_United_States.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_the_United_States#/... Obesity in Males: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_the_United_States#/media/File:Adult_male_obesity_in_the_United_States.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_the_United_States#/... (graphs from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_the_United_States ) "Trends in obesity among children and adolescents ages 2–19 years, by age: United States, 1963–1965 through 2017–2018": https://www.niddk.nih.gov/-/media/Images/Health-Information/Weight-Management/Graph-8-revised.jpg https://www.niddk.nih.gov/-/media/Images/Health-Information/... (from https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-statistics/overweight-obesity https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-statisti... )

fieldcny 3y ago
Ronald Reagan happened Cable TV started growing as did Satellite TV The baby boomers started coming of age We started piling up mountains of debt government, commercial and consumer As a society we started to party, it hasn’t stopped since, people are so stupid rich that they support several multi billion dollar corporations which do nothing but ferry food someone else makes to your grubby little paws. To add insult to injury they charge service fees, and markup menu items and on top of all that you have to tip the driver. you spend 2x the cost of the food to get it delivered half cold and soggy. This is all normal and celebrated even, and then we wonder why everyone is overweight
- fieldcny 3y ago
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- namaria 3y ago
  Society, as a complex system, is always undergoing turning point transformation on sets of sub systems. It's possible to construe 'turning point' narratives about any well documented time period.
- idlewords 3y ago
  Yeah, Reagan definitely made me fat. What a jerk!
  - rbanffy 3y ago
    GP is not completely off. The middle class was squeezed after the Reagan administration and inequality soared. If you have two parents working multiple jobs to make ends meet, you end up consuming more processed foods (that save time and money) and having a less healthy diet.
kridsdale1 3y ago
When did people really stop smoking? Tobacco may have been supplying a pseudo Ozempic weight management effect while it was dominant.
- hackeraccount 3y ago
  Tobacco use peaked in the late 50's - but who knows maybe it's a lagging thing.

fieldcny 3y ago

Ronald Reagan happened Cable TV started growing as did Satellite TV The baby boomers started coming of age We started piling up mountains of debt government, commercial and consumer As a society we started to party, it hasn’t stopped since, people are so stupid rich that they support several multi billion dollar corporations which do nothing but ferry food someone else makes to your grubby little paws. To add insult to injury they charge service fees, and markup menu items and on top of all that you have to tip the driver. you spend 2x the cost of the food to get it delivered half cold and soggy. This is all normal and celebrated even, and then we wonder why everyone is overweight

fieldcny 3y ago
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namaria 3y ago
Society, as a complex system, is always undergoing turning point transformation on sets of sub systems. It's possible to construe 'turning point' narratives about any well documented time period.
idlewords 3y ago
Yeah, Reagan definitely made me fat. What a jerk!
- rbanffy 3y ago
  GP is not completely off. The middle class was squeezed after the Reagan administration and inequality soared. If you have two parents working multiple jobs to make ends meet, you end up consuming more processed foods (that save time and money) and having a less healthy diet.

kridsdale1 3y ago

When did people really stop smoking? Tobacco may have been supplying a pseudo Ozempic weight management effect while it was dominant.

hackeraccount 3y ago
Tobacco use peaked in the late 50's - but who knows maybe it's a lagging thing.