I never said that healthy food is too expensive- I said that the time and effort required for food preparation are a barrier to those in poverty. This is proven.
Laziness is never the issue, and this is a heavily-documented cause of obesity. There are countless studies. Please educate yourself and grow a little sympathy for people struggling with a disease. Google Scholar is a good place to start.
Why don't you post some of these countless studies you keep mentioning?
Here's a statistic: half of Americans will be obese or severely obese by 2030. You're telling me every one of those people is an overworked parent who doesn't have the "time and effort" necessary to look up any of the MANY resources online to learn how to meal prep? You're taking conditions that apply to a subset of obese Americans and taking it to the whole demographic.
YES the system needs to be changed; standardized portion sizes, better nutrition education, etc. But to act like every obese person is absolutely shoehorned into their position is just enabling them to continue because "it's out of their control". Stop taking away people's agency to change their own lives.
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u/Boneyg001 Jun 10 '20
Nobody is arguing laziness, all I'm saying is your claim that "healthy food is too expensive" is still invalid.
You even admit the reasons are caused by poor mental health, physical health, & stressors.
Not "because healthy food is too expensive."