Man if only there was a way to design society so that people could walk more.
this post was submitted on 01 Mar 2026
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I dream of a future when cars are banned and the only fat people in the world are people who want to be fat.
Minus the cars being banned ... people are not fat because they don't want to be. Being fat is a choice, it requires you to take in more calories than you expend. If you eat only what you need, you don't become obese. There is no magic food out there beating the laws of physics.
I walk a lot where I live and it's pretty great. I'm a little insufferably smug about it- "wow I walked 3 miles today. If I lived in the suburbs I probably would have walked 30 feet between car and parking"
Yeah I think over half of kids are overweight now.
Obesity is the number one cause of death, and no one seems to be getting the message.
People get the message but it’s really hard for some people to get skinny when they’re bombared with high calorie super tasteful junk that costs half the price of healthier options.
It’s a societal problem, not just an individual one.
But healthy food is not more expensive than processed junk. You can buy an entire tray of chicken breast for the cost of a single big mac meal. Rice, greens, all way cheaper than processed shit. I don't know where this comes from that healthy food is more expensive, it's just not. Processed food takes more energy/labor to create, it's gonna cost more just from a logistics point.
I do agree it's both. You vote with your wallet, you get up and move around, you eat less. It also doesn't help that their is a huge HAES movement that promotes being obese like it's not a health risk. Social media pushes that shit like mad...and also has people just sitting around doom scrolling for hours on end.
Depends on your location for healthy food being cheaper. Lots of people live in food deserts where fresh produce is much more expensive than a box of mac and cheese.
That's fair, but dried beans, rice, and shelf stable produce have been available for a long time. I live in what's considered a food desert and have access to flash frozen produce and fresh stuff.
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-access-research-atlas/documentation
A large portion of what's considered a food desert is not a food desert, just means you gotta drive further than the majority of people. Which is normal in rural areas. The USA is massive, and when you live in a rural county, you're going to be driving. This doesn't mean they're lacking produce or fresh food or healthy food that's not UPFs. It just means it's a drive. I drive 14 miles to my nearest supermarket, and it's got plenty of fresh foods, as do the majority of people who live in rural areas. I
Why are you acting like fresh produce is the only way to eat healthy?
One example given doesn't mean there aren't other examples. Why are you being intentionally obtuse?
Edit: Ah, after a quick look at your profile it's obvious you just try to stir up shit with your shit takes.
Funny you should mention. Chicken is the single most obesogenic food you can buy. Perhaps you should research the stuff you're trying to tell people about.
Compared to those who didn’t eat any chicken at all, those eating about 20 or more grams of chicken a day had a significantly greater increase in their body mass index. That’s around one chicken nugget, or a single chicken breast once every two weeks compared to no chicken at all.
No it's not...but no sense in even saying anything to you as from your comments you're a militant vegan....
Dont buy it. I solved your problem.
Healthy food is actually way cheaper than all the alternatives, you just dont have the educational foundation of what to buy and how to prepare it.
I didn't say I had the problem. I said it is a societal problem. Which it undoubtedly is.
Stop consuming animals; stop having heart attacks. It's not rocket science.
sorry, downvoter. nobody's gonna make you stop being cruel and violent, but I hear a heart attack isn't the worst way to go.