[015UUZn8aEvW]

>Because the root cause isn't a sudden increase in appetite.

It seems plausible that the introduction of evolutionarily novel ultraprocessed foods, designed by scientists in labs to be as tasty as possible, could increase a lot of people's appetites.

[fransje26]

> It seems plausible that the introduction of evolutionarily novel ultraprocessed foods, designed by scientists in labs to be as tasty as possible, could increase a lot of people's appetites.

Bravo. So we also know what we should go after instead of simply compensating the issue with new pills. Because we also know how well the pill approach worked in the US when handling pain..

[viraptor]

This would address future generations, after a lengthy analysis and fights about what actually should be regulated and how. It wouldn't do anything for people right now.

So yeah, we could improve the future, but there's also lots of people who need help today and bringing up "but we failed in that one specific case" while being silent about everything else in medicine is silly.

[_aavaa_]

I agree that they might create a positive feedback loop, see for example the ever-present sugar cravings that take a few days-weeks of no dessert or sugar to subside.

The processed foods however is what we’d want to get rid of. Otherwise all we do is slow down the loop, and add in more side effects.