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Obesity not caused by lack of willpower ?
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Utter tulip. If obesity isn't a choice, does that mean being a smoker isn't a choice either? What happens when an obese person loses weight? Is that not their choice?
Obesity is caused (IMO) by a combination of things
Lack of willpower
Laziness, e.g. eating takeaways is far easier than cooking
Lack of education, people don't know about nutrition or how to cook
Of course there can be more complex psychological reasons why the overeat in the first place too.
Ultimately everything comes down to choice, it's just some are more difficult to make than others.If you don't have anything nice to say, say it sarcasticallyComment
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Originally posted by KinooOrKinog View PostObesity is caused (IMO) by a combination of things
Lack of willpower
Laziness, e.g. eating takeaways is far easier than cooking
Lack of education, people don't know about nutrition or how to cook
Of course there can be more complex psychological reasons why the overeat in the first place too.
Personally I don't agree with the article - people have to look after themselves without a nanny state. But it does piss me off that if you have no money and 50p to feed your children, would you buy 2 apples or 5 doughnuts? Fruit and veg is too expensive.Comment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostThe article does mention your last 3 options.
Personally I don't agree with the article - people have to look after themselves without a nanny state. But it does piss me off that if you have no money and 50p to feed your children, would you buy 2 apples or 5 doughnuts? Fruit and veg is too expensive.If you don't have anything nice to say, say it sarcasticallyComment
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The problem with the poor eating badly is also partly because when you're a on a limited budget, if you **** it up once, you've very little leeway to recover. Budgetting requires a certain level of intelligence (and willpower).Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostThe problem with the poor eating badly is also partly because when you're a on a limited budget, if you **** it up once, you've very little leeway to recover. Budgetting requires a certain level of intelligence (and willpower).If you don't have anything nice to say, say it sarcasticallyComment
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Originally posted by KinooOrKinog View PostYou can buy a 5kg box of fruit & veg from Lidl for £1.50. If someone would rather eat doughnuts then that's fine. It's their choice. But don't say it's because healthy food is too expensive. Take responsibility.
You may note in my post I did say "people have to look after themselves without a nanny state."Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostThe problem with the poor eating badly is also partly because when you're a on a limited budget, if you **** it up once, you've very little leeway to recover. Budgetting requires a certain level of intelligence (and willpower).
Maybe the lesson on debt could be replaced with "never get into debt" and the time spent on budgeting instead.....Comment
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The thinking that obesity is only ever caused by a lack of willpower is overly simplistic. Like anything, it’s far more nuanced.
Not all calories are equal. The way that calories are processed differs from body to body. There are outliers in physiological conditions that means that some people are more predisposed to process calories and calories sources differently.Comment
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