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Obesity is a multifaceted issue that many people misunderstand in a patronizing if not malicious way.

For many they wish the reason was as simple as them just being lazy, because then they would only need to tackle that one simple flaw. But it goes beyond having a lazy/sedentary lifestyle. Does it contribute? Absolutely, but there are examples of lazy/sedentary people who adopts an unhealthy diet and lifestyle who are on the opposite extreme in BMI. To treat the obesity epidemic in the States as an individual failing on all who find themselves in that category is to downplay the systemic failings that have allowed this to happen.

It's kind of weird how this is simply another avenue people take to put themselves on a "I'm better than you" pedestal.