Nah, I do get thy people want to shift blame away from their failings to control food intake and mental weaknesses thats literally in front of them - I see it often in peers struggling and failing with some aspect of life, but obesity is fully self-inflicted.
As somebody currently used to mediterranean/french cuisine, and seeing what typical american eats and drinks, and how much, its definitely this. Plus idiotic car-first culture, compare it to how say Amsterdam looks like. And compare how local people on streets look like.
HFCS, hectoliters of sugary drinks, pizzas and other fast food in quantities beyond ridiculous. Obviously bad diet messes up your gut biome, which adds to bad stuff happening but is not the primary source. More stressful lives don't help but same applies.
As somebody currently used to mediterranean/french cuisine, and seeing what typical american eats and drinks, and how much, its definitely this. Plus idiotic car-first culture, compare it to how say Amsterdam looks like. And compare how local people on streets look like.
HFCS, hectoliters of sugary drinks, pizzas and other fast food in quantities beyond ridiculous. Obviously bad diet messes up your gut biome, which adds to bad stuff happening but is not the primary source. More stressful lives don't help but same applies.