I’ve called this the “phlogiston” theory of obesity—something systemic and undetected is at work.
It’s not necessarily wrong, there’s certainly some evidence that the same behavior 100 years ago would have had different results. On the other hand, the general alleviation of poverty and famines, as well as the presence of “hyper-processed” foods like Oreos are certainly part of the reason and are largely ignored.
If I had to guess what the “phlogiston” is, I would guess CO2 concentration. I don’t have any evidence whatsoever, but it’s a politically-convenient theory and the timing mostly works.
the general alleviation of poverty and famines, the presence of “hyper-processed” foods like Oreos are certainly part of the reason and are largely ignored
Ignored by this paper or this post? The blog posts the paper is supposedly based on explicitly considers it tho this post doesn’t mention it. Other commenters do mention this.
But more widely, I’ve seen those reasons mentioned very frequently.
Maybe you think these are largely ignored because they have been investigated and they didn’t (and don’t) seem promising?
I’ve called this the “phlogiston” theory of obesity—something systemic and undetected is at work.
It’s not necessarily wrong, there’s certainly some evidence that the same behavior 100 years ago would have had different results. On the other hand, the general alleviation of poverty and famines, as well as the presence of “hyper-processed” foods like Oreos are certainly part of the reason and are largely ignored.
If I had to guess what the “phlogiston” is, I would guess CO2 concentration. I don’t have any evidence whatsoever, but it’s a politically-convenient theory and the timing mostly works.
Ignored by this paper or this post? The blog posts the paper is supposedly based on explicitly considers it tho this post doesn’t mention it. Other commenters do mention this.
But more widely, I’ve seen those reasons mentioned very frequently.
Maybe you think these are largely ignored because they have been investigated and they didn’t (and don’t) seem promising?