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by username90 1857 days ago
Why could people manage to stay slim 20 years ago but not today? It isn't like the poor are more insecure now than back then.
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The last 20 years has probably made (much) less difference than you appear to think.

From Wikipedia: "The rate of increase in the incidence of obesity began to slow in the 2000s".

But, to attempt to answer your question: e.g., the expectation that both adults in a household will work means that people/parents are more likely to be time-poor and not able to cook. Cooking skills have been lost.