Re:Modernity has made us allergic
by ekianjo on Sunday August 20, 2023 @03:32AM
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Obesity is mostly a US centric problem though. Most countries have not seen a huge rise of such problems...
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Most countries have seen a relative rise. It’s just a massive mountain in the US, and a sorta tall hill in other countries.
Re:Modernity has made us allergic
by throwawaysleep on Sunday August 20, 2023 @05:20AM
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USA isn't even the fattest country.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/obesity-r...
Its the highest contributor in terms of obese people in numbers for sure
Sure but you can't ignore a 20% obesity rate all throughout Europe just because the US is worse.
The gene pool is pretty much identical (at least for whites, which is a fairly large sample of the US population anyway) in Europe and in the US so the massive increase of obesity in the US is certainly due to specific factors that are specific to the US in terms of lifestyle or food products.
Re:Modernity has made us allergic
by lost_tourist on Sunday August 20, 2023 @08:29PM
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there are a LOT of countries all over the world with obesity problems, US is just high up the list, but we are very much not alone. So let's stop blaming the US for everything, OK?