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Re:Cardio fitness is a strong, consistent predictor of morbi... by cycomanic on Friday May 03, 2024 @12:18AM (#40243991)
People here complain a lot about social media and the tuning for engagement which makes people addicted to their phones etc..

Well compared to the food industry industry that's nothing. Incidentally they learned their trade from the tobacco industry who invested heavily in the junk food industry in the 60s. [1]

All to say, much of modern food (and the advertising around it) is designed to get people hooked on junk food from a very early age. So saying just eat less is a simplistic solution that requires people to act against a conditioning that has been aggressively imprinted on them from a very early age.

[1] https://lsa.umich.edu/psych/news-events/all-news/faculty-new...

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Re:Cardio fitness is a strong, consistent predictor of morbi... by s1artibartfast on Friday May 03, 2024 @12:51AM (#40244167)
Most of life is acting against one conditioned impulse in favor of a better one.

Every solution to every problem involves overcoming ones own detrimental impulses in favor of positive ones.

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Re:Cardio fitness is a strong, consistent predictor of morbi... by WalterBright on Friday May 03, 2024 @01:18AM (#40244312)
Fortunately, people have minds which can override their programming.
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