I actually think it's possible that if more people get access to glp drugs, food companies may change up their offerings somewhat to accommodate the changing customers. Idk how well trying to "hold companies accountable" would shake out in the real world. I do however agree that they share some blame for poor health of the general population, I just know in this country money talks and food companies follow it.
Or we could just stop buying everything ready-to-eat and go for ingredients to make real food ourselves. It won't solve everything that's wrong but it will help. If there's no market....
Agreed, but there are times people(myself included) just don’t have time to cook a meal from scratch with fresh ingredients and I’d love a wider variety of healthier options from restaurants.
Fair. I rarely eat in restaurants. I feel sick most of the time after dining out.
Me too!! Luckily we like to cook & make healthier restaurant style food at home.
The food companies will adjust temporarily (smaller portions for example) but think about this.
It's easier to blame people as if they are piggy slobs than to understand the complexity of bariatric medicine. It's also the American way through the lens of Rugged Individualism philosophy upon which the US was built. This posture holds true today, 250 years later.
Until someone has a problem, I think many just assume & judge.
We were similarly raised. I hear you and I see you. I celebrate your 8 pounds!! I'm glad you're here.
I'm a past WW and during that phase of my life I read a lot about food including what makes us keep eating & eating. The big processed food makers paid for the scientific research and used it in the manufacturing of their highly processed foods that stimulate us to eat & eat. We immediately started to put on more weight. There are other factors: in the 80's a lot of subsidized corn growing put cheap corn starch on The market. Corn starch is easily converted to glucose and is relatively cheap. Most highly processed foods contain cheap corn biproducts: corn syrup, corn starch, & corn oil. The bottom line is that it would be very difficult to enact laws that would eliminate all these processed foods and I'm not sure I want government to be that intrusive. For now, I think our best answer is cheap peptides from China.
"If there's no market..." that's it right there.
good-hearted and hopeful and forward looking. I appreciate that, but the monsters that like to see folks suffer want to keep folks in that mindset. keep folks thinking it's as easy as "just stop buying junk!"
Yeah, definitely did not think about the population who enjoys the oppression of others.
This is normal, we are conditioned to crave food in my opinion. Probably goes back to our survival I mechanisms. our body's crave particular types of food. When it's chillingly cold we may crave a hearty meal or soup . If electrolytes are low then perhaps a salty meal or treat. Out of energy perhaps something with sugar.
Personally, I find Reta helps to manage what I eat . If my calories are down for the day and I prioritise protein and fibre earlier in the day, I can have a little extra at the end of the day. Especially if I'm doing even a small amount of my daily resistance exercises or ride.
100% it's by design for profit. The strategic marketing especially with fast food towards kids earning their first wage, that's pretty low on the ethical scale. Big food knows what they are doing to kids just as they did with cigarettes.
What a nice voice!!! I will add him on my social media! Thank you for the sharing !!!
Well said. Obesity cost taxpayers ungodly sums of money, and little impactful change has occurred over several decades. Expanded Access to these medicines is a great prospective start. Now if we can just treat junk food advertisements with the same restrictiveness we instilled in the tobacco industry…
