Comment by hulitu

18 hours ago

> That's not what I meant. A solid answer as to why those conditions are happening, not the fact that they are happening at all.

Nestle ? McDonalds ? Burger King ?

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BeetleB  14 hours ago

Portion sizes. The average plate is larger than it was, say, in the 60's.

  • mjevans  14 hours ago

    Portion Sizes and the No/Low Fat craze from the 90s mentioned in another post are related.

    This is all my THEORY, a speculation that I would like someone to study or to find a study about.

    Theory / speculation:

    Humans evolved with natural sugars, fats, proteins/meats; primitive cooking, probably some grains (more recently). That's what our bodies know how to process, to react to.

    All the fake sugars, modified foods that lack the components our bodies use to regulate internal processes; highly processed foods which also lack those components we need to feel satiated and to produce the messengers to digest correctly: those are likely the causes of obesity (not feeling full, so more eating) and bodies behaving poorly.

    'Food Deserts' and corporations that are geared around selling large portions of tasty but unsatisfying food, or only offering huge sizes rather than also offering adults a tasty portion that's not intended for take home leftovers also contribute.

    Also: my main vice for this topic. Can I _please_ have lightly caffeinated + carbonated water that isn't outrageously expensive?

    • asdff  14 hours ago

      Caffeine addiction gets cheap when you stop beating around the bush and start just buying the caffeine pills that are like a cent a pop.

pessimizer  15 hours ago

Insane prices for insulin?

edit: you really think insulin prices don't have an effect on the lifespans of diabetics?

  • ponector  14 hours ago

    Are they insane, though? How many hours average man should work to pay for average monthly dose of the average quality insulin? May be even more affordable than in other countries.

    • watwut  6 hours ago

      Insulin is cheap elsewhere.

      > U.S. manufacturer gross prices per 100 international units of insulin were on average 9.71 times those in OECD comparison countries combined.

      It is 10 times more expensive in USA.

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    • Riseed  13 hours ago

      I don’t think the average man should have to work any hours to pay for an average monthly dose of average quality anything that they require to stay alive. Perhaps I’m insane.

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