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Subject: Re: I simply enjoy it too much, as Americans do.
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In comp.os.linux.advocacy Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:
> On 5/2/18 9:21 AM, owl wrote:
> ...
>>>>> Poverty actually DOES, overall, lead to obesity:
>>>>>
>>>>> <https://scholars.org/brief/why-poverty-leads-obesity-and-life-long-problems>
>>>>> OR <https://goo.gl/74HszZ>
>>>>    
>>>> No, bad food decisions lead to obesity.  Still waiting for your
>>>> example of a starving obese person.
>>>
>>> See: this is you rejecting evidence... pretending obesity is ONLY about
>>> food choices and that it is not tied to poverty, even though the
>>> evidence (this study and others) back such a link.
>> 
>> Obesity is a choice.
> 
> It is not that choice does not come into play, but as the evidence shows 
> (and there is plenty of it) it is not that simple.
> 
> You want a single, black and white answer that blames those who are 
> overweight.
> 

It is black and white.  Excess calories = fat.  Take in more than
you need for maintenance or adaption to increasing workload, and
you gain fat.  Do that for long enough, and you become obese.


> I want to go with the evidence.
> 
> I do not think we will find common ground.
> 
>> You can spend your ten dollars on a few candy
>> bars, bag of chips and a couple of 2-liter softdrinks, or you can buy
>> a half-gallon of milk, a small box of multi-grain cereal, a bunch of
>> bananas, and a couple cans of tuna.
>> 
>>> The pattern here is common: I go with the evidence, you go with what you
>>> WANT to be true.
>> 
>> Do you have any explanation for the fact that rich people can also
>> get obese?  How is that even possible if what you say is true?
> 
> I have not said, suggested, hinted, or implied that wealthy people 
> cannot be obese.
> 

Your claim was that poverty is the cause of obesity.