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You're not wrong, but obesity should not be glossed over so quickly, as it is linked to several varieties of cancer, as well as numerous other serious health co

by _mlbt 3y ago

You're not wrong, but obesity should not be glossed over so quickly, as it is linked to several varieties of cancer, as well as numerous other serious health conditions.

t-3 3y ago
Obesity should be scrutinized more closely though. The causes of the "obesity epidemic" that has occurred across the world aren't proven and could very well be linked to agricultural chemicals, processing, packaging, or something else entirely. Too many people reflexively write off obesity as something caused by poor diet and lacking exercise, but that hasn't been proven at all.
- abracadaniel 3y ago
  I often wonder if something is acting as an appetite booster. Any time I let myself indulge in junk food, I find I’m way hungrier over the next week or so. It could also be something more psychologically complex though, like being raised in abundance by parents who weren’t. Food abundance has got to track pretty close to the amount of processing, refined sugars, pesticide use, etc.
  - winrid 3y ago
    Sugar isn't fulfilling, and usually it makes you want more. If you want a snack that fills you up, try something with fat (meat, peanut butter, etc).
  - mvkel 3y ago
    Sugar is inserted into most junk foods, even if savory. The purpose is not to sweeten or adjust the flavor of whatever you're eating. It's to drive the addictive "must have more" response that your body naturally creates, selling more product. It should be illegal.
- rizzom5000 3y ago
  > but that hasn't been proven at all. Do you know of anything that provides a strong rebuttal to the research found in documents like this? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3228640/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3228640/
- ecoquant 3y ago
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ecoquant 3y ago
I imagine everyone in this thread is basically correct. The only real thing we have done to combat cancer is stop smoking so much while at the same time increasing every other factor imaginable to promote cancer.
- deleted 3y ago
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by _mlbt 3y ago

You're not wrong, but obesity should not be glossed over so quickly, as it is linked to several varieties of cancer, as well as numerous other serious health conditions.

t-3 3y ago

Obesity should be scrutinized more closely though. The causes of the "obesity epidemic" that has occurred across the world aren't proven and could very well be linked to agricultural chemicals, processing, packaging, or something else entirely. Too many people reflexively write off obesity as something caused by poor diet and lacking exercise, but that hasn't been proven at all.

abracadaniel 3y ago
I often wonder if something is acting as an appetite booster. Any time I let myself indulge in junk food, I find I’m way hungrier over the next week or so. It could also be something more psychologically complex though, like being raised in abundance by parents who weren’t. Food abundance has got to track pretty close to the amount of processing, refined sugars, pesticide use, etc.
- winrid 3y ago
  Sugar isn't fulfilling, and usually it makes you want more. If you want a snack that fills you up, try something with fat (meat, peanut butter, etc).
- mvkel 3y ago
  Sugar is inserted into most junk foods, even if savory. The purpose is not to sweeten or adjust the flavor of whatever you're eating. It's to drive the addictive "must have more" response that your body naturally creates, selling more product. It should be illegal.
rizzom5000 3y ago
> but that hasn't been proven at all. Do you know of anything that provides a strong rebuttal to the research found in documents like this? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3228640/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3228640/
ecoquant 3y ago
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ecoquant 3y ago

I imagine everyone in this thread is basically correct. The only real thing we have done to combat cancer is stop smoking so much while at the same time increasing every other factor imaginable to promote cancer.

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