You are looking for reasons outside of "me". It's "they" (aka school), caused by "that" (food/chemical) and so on.
Not that it might not contribute, actually I would be surprised if it didn't somehow, but - its "us". You, me, everybody. We are lazy, we are overworked, we just sit on our asses whole day, lack sleep, eat junk food, drink crappy drinks, we know damn well we should exercise often but still we don't because blah blah. All these are personal decisions.
Anybody can look for excuses to feel a victim of the evil world and genes, or one can do something about it. Steps are crystal-clear these days, and super simple. Results are 100% guaranteed to get your life better, live longer etc. No excuse is good enough.
Depression is a hell of a drug. Add in constant doom and gloom from every corner of society (why live to be 120 if it's all downhill from here?), a bit of apathy, and a dash of hedonism (with unlimited distractions-you can have endless entertainment without leaving the house) and you've got a potent cocktail.
I'm not sure most humans are built to overcome these hurdles, and they're just becoming larger as time goes on.
By this rhetoric, a lack of obesity and obesity-related illness in a population indicates that the population has consciously decided to be healthier, eat healthier, exercise more, and work less. In short, they are morally superior entities with stronger wills.
Since obesity and obesity-related illnesses spiked in America in the 1970s, and the rhetoric here implies that such illnesses are primarily about conscious choice and will, the conclusion is that humans in america before 1970 were stronger people- in will, mind, body. They were a more disciplined, moral people, who had the will to resist all unhealthy and processed foods, sleep properly, and work reasonable hours doing active labor.
I find that quite confusing, because I don't recall that ever being the case.
the rhetoric here implies that such illnesses are primarily about conscious choice and will, the conclusion is that humans in america before 1970 were stronger people
No, that conclusion is incorrect. And equally valid hypothesis is that "industries" have become much better at making people choose against their own interest (and against their health). Maybe television has played a big part in that?
This hypothesis ignores that the post I am analyzing is against attributing external factors as a primary cause for obesity and obesity-related illness.
Not that it might not contribute, actually I would be surprised if it didn't somehow, but - its "us". You, me, everybody. We are lazy, we are overworked, we just sit on our asses whole day, lack sleep, eat junk food, drink crappy drinks, we know damn well we should exercise often but still we don't because blah blah. All these are personal decisions.
Anybody can look for excuses to feel a victim of the evil world and genes, or one can do something about it. Steps are crystal-clear these days, and super simple. Results are 100% guaranteed to get your life better, live longer etc. No excuse is good enough.