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"Chronic diseases like obesity and diabetes—which I have studied for over forty years—have increased in prevalence despite the fact that many new insights into
by giantg2 1y ago
"Chronic diseases like obesity and diabetes—which I have studied for over forty years—have increased in prevalence despite the fact that many new insights into their pathophysiology have been achieved and new treatments have become available. Changes in nutritional and other environmental exposures are certain to be important contributors, but the specific causes are vigorously debated, and new research insights are desperately needed to address these."
Yes and no. You might need specific causes if you want to solve this with a pill or at a 100% level. You could very well solve this for 90% of people with lifestyle changes. Just look at the Amish for obesity and type 2 diabetes. But being more active and eating less ultraprocessed stuff is too burdensome - we all want to eat our cake and have it too.
- deepfriedchokes 1y agoPerhaps we should all ask why people want to eat cake, rather than focusing on the cake itself. These high carbohydrate foods stimulate dopamine release. People are eating their feelings, because they don’t feel good. Ultra processed foods existed before the obesity epidemic began. What changed was economic, the cost of living, and everyone’s quality of life. Food is a readily accessible drug, and everyone is self medicating.
- thisisit 1y ago> These high carbohydrate foods stimulate dopamine release No that doesn't happen. This MAHA statement has become a thing on its own. So much so that RFK is doing exactly what you seem to have an issue with the medical community: https://youtu.be/WBllzAb_vAk https://youtu.be/WBllzAb_vAk