Re:Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US?
by thebraxton on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @10:20PM
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Even though a large percentage of us adults are obese I don't consider it normalized since it'd a target of ridicule, there's a massive industry around losing weight, and I'm assuming if you ask most fat people if they want to be thin they would say yes.
For fitness I do want to be fair and point out general health and muscle building are parts of that health industry
Re:Why doesn’t natural immunity count in the US?
by chiefalchemist on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @08:06AM
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What you're missing is...how did they get there? It wasn't overnight.
When you can be 20 to 30 lbs overweight...look around the room...and think "oh, I've nothing to worry about, I'm not as bad as most ppl here..." that has influence. When everyone sitting around your dinner table (i.e., family) is unhealthy...that has influence.
Yes, consciously they'd answer as you said. Of course. However, we're wired different subconsciously, and those signals and nudges are far more influential than most ppl realize.
And again I'll default to Jonah Berger. He's the scientist. I'm only the messenger.
That's not entirely accurate. Human behavior is effectively viral (per any of the Jonah Berger books among others). What we see becomes the norm, a behavioral norm.
Smoking has decreased because it has become "less fashionable." And so on. So while you might not catch obesity in the strict virus sense, if you're exposed enough, that exposure can and often does influence your behavior.