Comment by whatisthiseven
15 hours ago
Yes, the world is very aware of how to lose weight.
Turns out knowledge doesn't work very well, or rather loses efficacy in certain environments. Individuals can vary in their ability to regulate the hunger response signal they feel, which is stronger with higher weight (as your body now needs more calories to maintain its larger size).
GLP-1s don't appear to have such an efficacy loss and do work well. Sometimes with minimal to no side effects.
Your arrogance shows you don't understand population level weight gain, or the biology of weight loss difficulty. Obviously calorie deficits lead to weight loss. But that isn't the hard part. It never was.
I like to compare weight to smoking.
Here in Sweden only 5% smoke now.
40-50% used to smoke in the 60s.
It's like we have forgotten how to change peoples behaviours? Even when the answer is right in front of us in the past.
Growing up in the 90s and 00s "never smoke" campaigns were relentless and it has born fruit. Thankfully, also my parents never smoked and instilled how bad it is. But the public campaigns, the smoke packet images, the price increases.
So yes a lot of it is global incentives.
But you can still be an individual.
Same with clothes, growing up everyone wanted to be black in 2005 or emo. I had to re-discover good menswear like OCBDs and chinos. It does take some effort.
So, I like to see it as a differentiatory. Yes most is environment. I grew up with a skinny and active family. In a Swedish city. Truly obese people are rare and something IS wrong with them. Mentally and/or physically. You cannot just give up and blame everything else.
Summary from you feels like: "aaah help the food is teleporting into my mouth heeelp!!"
I would honestly love to have a discord or phonecall with all disagreeers with my points.
Cheers!