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Has the US reached “peak obesity”? (bigthink.com)
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A CDC survey suggests America’s obesity rate may be falling.

Key Takeaways

  • Recent data shows a slight decline in US obesity rates, but experts caution it’s too early to declare a turning point in the obesity epidemic.
  • GLP-1 agonists show promise in combating obesity as trials demonstrate the drugs help people lose 10–20% of their body weight and reduce their risk of weight-related health problems.
  • However, the high cost and limited insurance coverage of GLP-1 agonists present significant barriers to widespread adoption, and other preventative initiatives would need to be adopted to keep obesity trends declining.
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[–] skeezix 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (10 children)

I visited there last year. Holy shit you guys are fucking fat.

Nothing going on with inflation or the economy has stopped you guys from eating

[–] atrielienz 17 points 2 days ago (8 children)

You haven't thought this comment through and it shows. Inflation raises the cost of healthy food and therefore healthy diet. Same with other economic factors. There's whole avenues of study dedicated to this which is why so many other countries have banned certain food additives that are used in American food stuffs. Companies are literally poisoning Americans to make more profit and making the healthy stuff so expensive that the average consumer (lots of whom are already food insecure) can't afford to buy healthy food so they buy what junk is available cheaply.

I understand that you meant that the poor economy doesn't seem to have stopped us from stuffing ourselves but like I said, you didn't think your comment through.

[–] skeezix -2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (7 children)

I see where youre going with that but oats and beans are still cheap. There’s other options besides wagyu steak and crown rib. People eat shit food because 4 million years of evolution taught us to eat shit food when it was available. The struggle involves cost but that’s too easy a scapegoat. Lentils, beans, rice, potatoes, salad greens, etc… all cheap. Dont be a fat apologist.

Dont forget, inflation is happening in Japan too. But they haven’t gone jumbo because they tend to eat healthier.

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