> Something is making us fat, and it sure looks like its the UPFs.
A couple of years ago I lost 20kg (~40lb) of body weight.
I find this phrasing odd. -- Should I say "something made me lose 20kg of body weight", or should I say "I was able to improve the food I ate, and I lost 20kg of weight".
I tend to think that even without scientific literature, people know that e.g. lettuce is "healthier" than chocolate cake and fried chicken.
The term "UPF" seems like a weird term that puts the moral responsibility on the food manufacturers, rather than on "us" who are fat and want to lose weight.
[−]amanaplanacanal · 2026-10-11 Sun 10:40 UTC ·
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"Moral responsibility" feels like a weird term to use here.
From an epidemiological standpoint, something changed in the environment that caused obesity rates to start rising in the 70s and 80s. There are many theories as to exactly which environmental change is the cause. Figuring out what that change was would be a good thing.
A couple of years ago I lost 20kg (~40lb) of body weight.
I find this phrasing odd. -- Should I say "something made me lose 20kg of body weight", or should I say "I was able to improve the food I ate, and I lost 20kg of weight".
I tend to think that even without scientific literature, people know that e.g. lettuce is "healthier" than chocolate cake and fried chicken.
The term "UPF" seems like a weird term that puts the moral responsibility on the food manufacturers, rather than on "us" who are fat and want to lose weight.
From an epidemiological standpoint, something changed in the environment that caused obesity rates to start rising in the 70s and 80s. There are many theories as to exactly which environmental change is the cause. Figuring out what that change was would be a good thing.