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you would have to fix the entire system of food availability. we are still programmed to pack on and store energy as soon as it's available. it gets harder and
by skrtskrt 2y ago
you would have to fix the entire system of food availability. we are still programmed to pack on and store energy as soon as it's available.
it gets harder and hard to constantly make good choices as you go down the income ladder not just due to the food environment but also because people on the whole just cognitively cannot make these decisions optimally all the time when they are tired, stressed, and overworked.
- insane_dreamer 2y agoFixing the system of food availability is exactly what is needed. And I 100% agree that it disproportionately impacts lower income because of healthy food deserts. But it’s a problem of our own making because of large foodstuff corporations that force addictive garbage on everyone (through limited availability and high cost of healthy alternatives and the fact that junk food is literally everywhere and many times the only option). It’s a disaster and yet it’s hardly talked about — instead we look to drugs (which can make $$$) to fix the symptom.