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That's quite a bit of hyperbole. My view is quite different. The Human body evolved to survive in certain ecological niches. And, very quickly, those environ
by ap22213 13y ago
That's quite a bit of hyperbole.
My view is quite different. The Human body evolved to survive in certain ecological niches. And, very quickly, those environments changed. So, it's not surprising that the body hasn't kept up.
Your moral angle has a good ring to it, but I think it's misguided. From a moral standpoint, I think it's much better to use our evolutionary strengths (big brains, etc.) to let us invent technology to overcome the slowness of evolution. What benefit is there in forcing people to tough it out when their biology simply wasn't made to cope?
Plus, it's actually probably cheaper to invent new drugs to treat obesity (curbing appetite) than the more intensive, invasive treatments for diabetes, heart disease, etc.