You can't live long enough to make them all yourself. advertising advocacy *headdesk* moment : comments.
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people are seriously discouraged from taking control or responsibility. particularly in the dominant u.s.a. culture.
and as you point out - in societies where money is value, and conspicuous consumption is the measure of worth, why would the average person 'waste' money buying more expensive 'food'. besides, maccas tells them how good their 'food' is, and has nice shiney 'family restaurants' to eat in. everywhere. so what's wrong with eating the cheaper stuff?
*sigh*
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As for the obesity issue, it's kind of clear that some environments are more obesogenic (yes that's really the technical term in use...new jargon is born every day) than others. You're more likely to get fat in an office job with nasty hours than in a third world labour camp...
Governments in democracies can't controll individuals enough to make them be healthy, but they can hope to influence the environment, and thus the health of the population in general. Given the cost of our unhealthy lifestyles they have a vested interest in doing so. Companies with a stake in the status quo obviously try to counteract this as much as possible.
I agree with you that we've all been encouraged to think that everything we need will be provided for, and that we don't have to take responsibility for our own health. But on the other hand, there are numerous difficulties in the case of healthy eating. There are some pretty entrenched hurdles to overcome, some of which are powerful biological urges.
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problem is, laws don't resolve the original problem - why people are living lifestyles that are unhealthy.
doesn't mean the laws might not be a good idea. just they'll not be enough. laws often follow social change, but they can induce change too.
social inertia is a serious problem.