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Has the US reached “peak obesity”? (bigthink.com)

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A CDC survey suggests America’s obesity rate may be falling.

Key Takeaways

Recent data shows a slight decline in US obesity rates, but experts caution it’s too early to declare a turning point in the obesity epidemic.

GLP-1 agonists show promise in combating obesity as trials demonstrate the drugs help people lose 10–20% of their body weight and reduce their risk of weight-related health problems.

However, the high cost and limited insurance coverage of GLP-1 agonists present significant barriers to widespread adoption, and other preventative initiatives would need to be adopted to keep obesity trends declining.

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Forget it dude. We Americans will bend over backwards to tell you we can't help being fat.

What I've noticed since the 80s is that the level of obesity considered "acceptable" in society has gone up dramatically. "I'm not that fat! Look at the guy over there!" Rinse and repeat.

I can go to Walmart, right now, and see people we would have gawked at in the 80s, even 90s. Not like we wished to be rude, seeing people that huge would have caught us off guard.

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It’s troubling. I’ve seen the same. We used to see ‘a few extra pounds’. In school there were few if any fat kids, and those few who had an extra pound or two would be simply “husky”.
Now in walmart every 5th person is morbidly obese; the size of a double door refrigerator. The argument breaks down that they “simply can’t afford better food”. What’s worse is the reverse backlash: the admonition that “real women have curves.” In other words, people who choose to eat right and exercise aren’t real. They’re malnourished waifs that should be ostracized. I’ve seen a good bit of fat shaming in my time but it doesn’t hold a candle to thin shaming.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

thin shaming

Been skinny my whole life, jesus, I get that.

Dated a woman that had kidney issues, dialysis 3 times a week, anorexic kinda skinny. Complete strangers would walk up to her to suggest she eat more, try to fix her. Fuck me. (Turned out to be a pretty hateful woman, got herself a new kidney, hope she's better.)

Talking to a close friend about our mutual friend. They were both 20 or so and I said something about the guy being fat as hell.

"Nah! He's pudgy, but he's not really fat!"

"Dude. Aside from the jocks, he would have been the fattest kid in my class ('89) of 400."

His jaw dropped, didn't know what to say. This man is about 5'7" and 250, easy.

And god forbid we talk about the environmental impact. Nope, not talking about that.