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I think that there are a lot of countries where people are overweight and if more than 50% is overweight that is a big problem. Of course there are many countries where this is not the case and were for example people dont have enough to eat and there is a lot of hunger. That is a BIGGG problem too but a different kind of problem.
For the countries where there are a LOTTT (even 20% or 30% or more than 50%) people are overweight it is important to think what to do about it bc it is BAD for their health ANDDD it costs problems for a lot of healthcare. I hope i say this correctly in English. I mean like that there is a lot of problems that come from being overweight and it will ask a lot from the medical world. And if that is a problem of the industrial countries still it is a problem.
I think to solve it a lot of things are needed. And not just one thing. So for example:
β‘οΈ People have to look at what they eat
β‘οΈ People have to stop getting so full that they eat too much
β‘οΈ People need to sport more
β‘οΈ Etc etc etc
So for example: in my school many eat at Mc Donalds and now for SOME it doesnt look like they eat too much but later it becomes a problem (their parents are sometimes huge too). And with some now already they are really overweight. And it is bc what they eat and also they dont sport enough. But also with others they do eat healthy food but also TOO MUCH. Like for example my dad he has sometimes 3 plates and i not even 1 plate of food. And my uncle is the same and others we know too. But they keep eating and now look a bit like the smiling buddha.
So i think it depends per person who is overweight what is the problem and how to solve that. But i think it IS a problem that too many people are overweight and it is important to do something about it. We also discussed overweight in our society class one time and our teacher also mentioned it is important for those persons bc it can affect them a lot with everything. BUTTT it also affects others bc overweight people will need medical help a lot more than others and that can make more problems.
The point I was trying to make is that I doubt that if one where to observe the trend on a global scale, one would perceive any such incline you refer to as "a lot". But I`ll play along. Personally, I think some problems are best addressed indirectly.
It comes to no surprise that there is a strong correlation between socioeconomical status and being overweight. One could therefore argue that improving peoples quality of life (psychology) in general will have an effect on their physiology. I do agree with you on the suggestions made, but well those are not solutions are they? Those are choices people can already make. The question is why don't they make them? People can already eat healthy food, at least those who can afford it. People can already go to the gym, those who are not busy running a family with wages that can barely keep them afloat. They are a multitude of phsycological reasons for peoples poor choices and I argue peoples choices are made.
I do not wish to make it any philosophical, but we should keep 2 things in mind
1) Suffering will always manifest itself in some way. At times in ways we do not even attribute to suffering
2) Although capitalism has brought humanity a net +, for example in the medical sector, the distribution of its fruits has become more extreme. and not just in those upper percentile people always look at. I don`t know if you ever watched star trek, but I never once saw a corpulent vulcan or romulan (just kidding). Living in Germany, and I am know of other European countries suffering from the same problem, one can clearly observe the educational system go down the rails. One cannot expect people to make educated choices, when one successively deprives them of quality education. This might seem far fetched, but symptomatic treatment has always been a temporary solution. Well we have been aware for long enough that the portion of obese people within a not so large fraction of the world is increasing.
I think what I am trying to say is, suffering causes a multitude of problems (obesity amongst them). The question is then what causes suffering and how do we solve that. And that is where you end up in politics, where things become unsolvable.
What i do not believe, is that obesity would notice any effect from introducing some sort of 70-80% rule