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I would say that since it's quite possible to be skinny and eat enormous amounts of fast food, fast food cannot be making people fat. What? The fact that some

I would say that since it's quite possible to be skinny and eat enormous amounts of fast food, fast food cannot be making people fat. What? The fact that some people eat enormous amounts of fast food without getting fat hardly means that fast food cannot be making anyone fat. Additionally, you seem to be assuming that skinny = healthy, and fat = unhealthy. Finally, I'm fairly certain that studies have shown that as western fast food restaurants expand internationally into new cultures, incidences of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease all rise in those cultures.

req2 17y ago
He's saying that there's no material implication. Fast food doesn't make you fat, and it's no silver bullet to health. The typical fast food reliant diet (more calories than you need) makes you fat. Ceteris paribus, skinny tends to be healthier than fat, with longer life and better quality of life. One study cited here even indicates skinny people don't even have to be that healthy otherwise to outlive fat people. It's a simple "assumption" that requires more debunking than you have given here. Studies have also shown that obesity is well linked to disposable income. Is it any surprise that restaurants also expand as disposable income increases?