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Re:Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing th... by yowlingcat on Monday January 18, 2021 @09:54AM (#25822331)
> Perhaps after covid people will take their health more seriously?

I'm not hopeful of it. The problem is that it's just such good business to keep people in poor health. Consider all the products that can be sold to them:

- addictive junk food to exacerbate the cycle

- type 2 diabetes medication

- plus-size clothing

- plus-size identity media

- weight loss programs and medications

Now, I'm not saying that all of this is done intentionally. But what I am saying is that strong incentives exist to keep selling these products and keep demand for them high, unless society as a whole agrees that it's wrong to do so, (as it eventually did with tobacco) at least without warning.

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Re:Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing th... by amanaplanacanal on Monday January 18, 2021 @11:09AM (#25823127)
It’s unlikely the problem will be solved until we can get some agreement on what is causing it. There isn’t consensus on this one. Why are people now overweight in many countries when they weren’t 50 years ago? What changed?
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Re:Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing th... by mensetmanusman on Monday January 18, 2021 @04:33PM (#25826910)
Your using it. The computer.

All the interesting things in the world compressed into a device that you mostly use while immobile.

Also, cost per calorie has never been lower, so technology has made it super cheap to feed us.

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Re:Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing th... by CodeGlitch on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @04:17AM (#25831462)
Are you sure? I would put it now down to the increased usage of cars.
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Re:Japanese people may have gained longevity by balancing th... by CodeGlitch on Monday January 18, 2021 @10:07AM (#25822452)
Possibly, although the "healthy living" industry is also pretty large - think about all the vitamins, self-help books / media, non-GM food, etc.
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