[doix]

> Those being proper sleep, stress management, and exercise (cardio && strength).

And being obese impacts all those things. Sure if you are slightly overweight, then _maybe_ diet isn't at the top of the list of things to care about.

But if you are obese, suddenly sleeping well becomes harder because you are more likely to have sleep apnea. You are more likely to have low testosterone making exercise harder to recover from. Being obese means you are more likely to injure yourself when exercising as well. There's probably a link between obesity and stress as well.

All these things are linked, to dismiss diet as minutiae is not the right approach. If you are obese, you should almost definitely think about you diet and not dismiss it (among other things of course).

[killjoywashere]

In America the individual should focus about 90% of their effort on diet, and 10% on exercise. Not because the importance isn't equivalent, but because the social pressures are overwhelming fighting the individual on diet. People are happy to sell you running shoes, but even your immediate family will try to shame you into eating more.

[mathieuh]

It's the same in any western culture, and I assume every other culture that isn't going through food scarcity too. I only watch live TV when the football's on, and when you're not accustomed to it it's really overwhelming the sheer number of ads for food delivery apps.

Personally I had to vow to myself I would never use delivery apps again after I started using it almost daily, I just don't have the willpower to allow myself it every once in a while.

[killjoywashere]

Throw away your TV.

[Ensorceled]

I upvoted every comment in this chain. It's a reflection of how complicated weight and diet are in North American society right now.