[consteval]

> Poor diet > Poor choices > legitimate hormonal imbalance or genetic defect

The legitimate hormonal imbalance and genetic defect is being human. Our brains and bodies were never intended to operate in a setting with a surplus of extremely nutritious food.

To me, it is clear that food can be extremely addictive, maybe even more so than traditional avenues of addiction like nicotine or alcohol. It's obvious that modern day foods are constructed in such a way to ensure this addiction.

They have appropriate amounts of fat, sodium, and sugar to give an immediate good feeling to people, as well as increase their dopamine for a while.

The reality is that the obesity epidemic is the primary killer in the first world. We have moved past the point where we can close our ears and yell "bootstraps! bootstraps!!!"

Clearly this is bigger, more complex, and more sinister than online armchair doctors will have you believe. Look around you. I see a society of sickness. Did everyone magically, at the same time, become lazy? Is everyone just stupid? I don't think so.