[brandonmenc]

Calorie intake is up. Don't overcomplicate it.

From 2016:

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2016/12/13/whats-on-...

> Broadly speaking, we eat a lot more than we used to: The average American consumed 2,481 calories a day in 2010, about 23% more than in 1970. That’s more than most adults need to maintain their current weight

[edanm]

> Calorie intake is up. Don't overcomplicate it.

You're doing the opposite - oversimplifying it. Why is calorie intake up is a legitimate, important question.

[brandonmenc]

Because calories are cheaper now, thanks in large part to low cost, energy dense vegetable oils.

When people can get more calories per dollar they will eat more calories.

[edanm]

Totally might be the case. I'm not sure, but I think I've seen good reasons to think this doesn't exactly line up though - increased wealth in different countries didn't match exactly, timeline wise.

But I'm far from an expert