travelling through the south i was really amazed at how fucked up bodies were in general. as an outsider, you feel like you're facing a collective psychosis were everybody pretends that being 300lbs is OK, and believes that 2000 calories of carbs with fatty meat - and a soda on top - is a decent portion of food for a meal, or that you have to take your F150 everywhere . it feels like a whole nation of enablers stuffing each other's mouth with tater tots. so yeah, there are definitely economic factors (even though, eating less costs less in the absolute) , and nutritional deficiencies, but also a general culture (some kind of contemporary version of the american way of life) that seems deeply toxic and almost unavoidable. and how the fuck can you change that without a very strong involvement of the state?
Education about healthy living is a seriously good start. We had education campaigns in UK until the Conservatives wiped it out, which purportedly killed ~100k people lol
travelling through the south i was really amazed at how fucked up bodies were in general. as an outsider, you feel like you're facing a collective psychosis were everybody pretends that being 300lbs is OK, and believes that 2000 calories of carbs with fatty meat - and a soda on top - is a decent portion of food for a meal, or that you have to take your F150 everywhere . it feels like a whole nation of enablers stuffing each other's mouth with tater tots. so yeah, there are definitely economic factors (even though, eating less costs less in the absolute) , and nutritional deficiencies, but also a general culture (some kind of contemporary version of the american way of life) that seems deeply toxic and almost unavoidable. and how the fuck can you change that without a very strong involvement of the state?
This is comically scary.
Education about healthy living is a seriously good start. We had education campaigns in UK until the Conservatives wiped it out, which purportedly killed ~100k people lol