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[–] BeetJuice 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
HFCS probably does not cause obesity more than any other sugar (or carb for that matter; it's just calories). The problem is that it's stupid cheap (because corn subsidies) and the food industry pretty much uses it everywhere.
Why you see HFCS in more obese countries is because it's correlated with a "western diet", which is correlated with wealth, which is correlated with lazy people having so much money that they can eat themselves to death.
[–] squirrelette 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Another commonly identified culprit is the microwave, which became very common in the 1980s, right around the start of the epidemic. The idea of being able to rapidly heat up bagel bites and other such shit in the span of minutes revolutionized gluttony.
[–] SingMeYourWhaleSongs 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
This makes me want to move to Japan.
[–] BeetJuice 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Or North Korea...
[–] ZF_1 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Or Taiwan my in laws live over there, beautiful country.
[–] Shoahshekelmeister 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Only a massive economic collapse will reverse that ...
[–] Cerryo 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
Or some other drastic change in society. Maybe people will become widely enlightened to this problem somehow. We've mostly learned to accept germ theory; maybe we'll mostly learn to accept CICO, eventually (possibly in part via FPH's favorite mechanism, i.e. widespread shaming). Or maybe a worldwide dictatorship will arise and (among other things) outlaw obesity. Or maybe genetic engineering or gut microbe science or nanotechnology etc. will produce some physical method for directly protecting people against obesity, maybe by preventing digestion of excess calories from completing (so you could still eat extra food, but you wouldn't get nutrition from it) or by producing satiation or even nausea when appropriate to prevent a potential fatty from even wanting extra food.
[–] alc0 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I thought Mexico held the title for the fattest contest?
[–] NZ_MPS ago
I can't help but notice that India stays low, when I was there I saw many fats and skinny fats, I think what's keeping the average down is poverty.
[–] LolturdFerguson 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
After learning the nuances of Indian cuisine (had to learn how to cook spicy food w/ peas...my fat boss hates both of those things, so she won't take my food), I found out that the fat content of their food is relatively low, and frequently use fresh vegetables and lean meats such as chicken in all their dishes.
Not only that, but it tastes delicious. Yet fatties will turn their nose up to something that isn't dripping in grease or deep fried.
[–] Cerryo 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I see plenty of processed snacks at Indian groceries though... and plenty (seemingly) of delicious oil and milkfat being used at Indian restaurants. It certainly possible for those people to cook for fatties. But yeah it's definitely not required in their cuisine. I eat my own renditions of Indian recipes all the time... you just control the ingredients according to the result you want, like with most any other type of food. And yeah it is so tasty.
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[–] NZ_MPS ago
During the 90s being fat was still seen as being healthy or wealthy because you can afford to be fat. People would say "you look well" when they mean you've gained weight.
[–] Cuntsparkle ago
Thanks, data visualization shitlord.