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I actually linked a quasi-experimental paper that does show causation. > "Western" urban way of life (including eating bad food in too large quantities and off
by astrange 2y ago
I actually linked a quasi-experimental paper that does show causation.
> "Western" urban way of life (including eating bad food in too large quantities and office jobs).
The issue is "too large quantities". What's the cause of that? It's been available for much longer than Americans have been obese.
Asians work longer hours, probably drink more, and are thin even though their extra walking shouldn't matter that much.
- BoingBoomTschak 2y ago>What's the cause of that? Gluttony is something as old as Christianity...
- astrange 2y agoThat's the problem. You can't explain something that recently changed using something that's always true.
- BoingBoomTschak 2y agoOf course you can, because while gluttony has always existed, both absurd abundance and tolerance taken to its extreme haven't. You can guess the interactions between all of these, I wager.
- astrange 2y agoWell I shouldn't have said Asians there. I meant Korea and Japan but not familiar with anywhere else.
- SmellTheGlove 2y agoKorea absolutely has an obesity problem - it's about a third of the population, but ~40% in men. Japan doesn't. But both also have issues with high suicide rates, alcohol abuse, and general overwork.