it happens

more and more

Ever watched "My 600 lbs life"?

The majority of those people are obese by choice

Choosing to be that large sounds indicative of some kind of genetic defect.

Even if it's not a glandular one.

Eating 5000-10.000 calories/day is absolutely a choice and not a genetic defect

Yeah, but only someone genetically deficient would make a choice like that.

A normal brain does not produce that kind of behavior.

Most of it is due to trauma, and they use food as a comfort

I hadn't consider that possibility. I'm far from an expert on trauma.

Im just going off of the observation from the show. I can very well be wrong too

"But Im just big boned"

There's also a study that links poverty to obesity as well

In the US that is

I can try and find it later

Healthy food is expensive. 🤷

A lot of shitty stuff is linked to poverty.

Healthy food is cheap

Only brainlets don't know how to cook healthy on a budget

You know whats also expensive? Healthcare to treat all the issues caused by obesity. You know who pays for that? We do because of Obama care.

Spending time cooking is expensive.

I'm not made of not sitting on my fat ass.

Im gonna go with @Lolibattlemachine on this tbh

A bag of rice isnt expensive

Beans? Not expensive

Meat's also not expensive if you know how to cook cheap cuts

Canned and frozen foods are more expensive than fresh ones

Why do you think poverty is linked to obesity then if it's not that healthy food is expensive?

Because poor people have lower IQ's

A portion of fried chicken that covers ONE meal can pay for 2-3 portions worth of food in some cases

Also 13/50

Poor impulse control

that's genetic and exacerbated by culture

@MechMage because 1. Cheap food is easily accessable (fast food)
2. It takes time to cook
3. People are poorly educated

Fast food isn't even cheap anymore tbqh

Fries are $1 at McD

I don't know what 26% has to do with anything but I've come to accept my own instinctual disgust for fat people so I'm willing to accept this explanation that doesn't challenge my biases.

Like, meal prepping is cheaper per portion

being poor and being obese are both the outcomes of being bad at making decisions

just like poverty and crime are both symptoms of other causes