> A majority of infrastructure in the US makes it extremely hard to be healthy
This is a copout.The only hard thing about being healthy is having the discipline to do so. Certainly more than 6.8% of people have the means to have healthy diet and they choose not to. There are definitely extreme cases of poverty where it would be difficult (which people who are well above that will use as an example to make themselves feel better about their choices) but I'd argue it's still very reasonable to be able to lead a very healthy lifestyle.
We're fat as hell because we live a life of extreme abundance.
It’s not a cop out, it’s part of the variety of problems. Environment design can encourage certain habits and lifestyles. I agree that living an extreme life of abundance is also part of the problem. Though it’s definitely not the only cause.
And yet you see no obese person around in San Francisco. It’s better to expect people to not be disciplined and have a nice environment where they can have a healthy lifestyle by accident.
> A majority of infrastructure in the US makes it extremely hard to be healthy
This is a copout.The only hard thing about being healthy is having the discipline to do so. Certainly more than 6.8% of people have the means to have healthy diet and they choose not to. There are definitely extreme cases of poverty where it would be difficult (which people who are well above that will use as an example to make themselves feel better about their choices) but I'd argue it's still very reasonable to be able to lead a very healthy lifestyle.
We're fat as hell because we live a life of extreme abundance.