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Obesity is indeed a problem – I thank my lucky stars that I have managed to avoid it. I know the food industry plays a part – but I’m not sure we know what the answer is. [/quote]
Consuming too many calories is the problem.
I think the answer is obvious. Just look at old family picture of parents and grand parents.
We have more knowledge that ever, we but don’t use. Everybody has a smart phone or computer. They should log their food intake using a nifty app and the answer will be staring at them on the screen.
People are so full of it. they won’t even collect they own data so they make educated decisions.[/quote]
No, it’s not just about “diet (calories) and exercise.” We know that hormones, chemicals, medicines, etc. all play a role in weight gain or loss. We also know that each body is different and responds differently to certain foods, chemicals, and types of exercise.
If it were all about “diet and exercise,” then why can two people eat the same foods, get the same amount of exercise, and end up with entirely different bodies and fat compositions?
Why are some women naturally large-breasted while some are naturally flat-chested? Why do some people carry weight around their waist or upper body, while some carry their weight around their hips and thighs? We are all different; our bodies are responding to diet and exercise, and ALSO to chemicals and hormones in our food and environment. A hundred years ago, we had “clean” food with few, if any, pesticides or herbicides, no GMOs, no “chemical” foods created in laboratories. I think these changes in our food, water, air, medicines, etc. are every bit as culpable as diet and exercise.
