• Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 month ago

    Why do I have the nagging feeling this has more to do with price gouging and shrinkflation, and less to do with health awareness or self control.

    • The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 month ago

      It’s possible, but I think it’s largely been attributed to drugs like ozempic. Something like 1 in 8 people have taken it in some form already.

    • The Assman@sh.itjust.works
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      It doesn’t. The poorest areas of America are the most obese. That’s because healthy food is considered luxury goods and cheap food is terrible for you.

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      I know I’ve cut one meal a day out to combat inflations effects on my wallet. It hasn’t been that difficult, and I definitely have lost weight.