Ultra-processed foods and the corporate capture of nutrition
Just by comparing photos and videos from the 1980s to the situation in the streets now, it is painfully obvious that we (and by &quot;we&quot; I mean at least half of humanity) have a serious obesity and metabolic syndrome problem.<p>It is breathtaking how civilized nations silently accept such an enormous slide in quality of life, when other, much smaller problems lead to civic unrest, political discussions and overhaul of old structures and laws.<p>Bad nutrition kills way more people than violence, drugs, air pollution etc. ... together, and makes even more people miserable for decades before they finally die.<p>And yet, crickets. Even nations where one would actually expect some serious pushback (such as Scandinavian countries) can&#x27;t be bothered with much more than half-arsed measures.<p>I am 42. My &quot;kids these days&quot;... complaint is that &quot;kids these days are horribly fat&quot;. Compared to the 1990s, yeah, fitness of the young generation has gone down significantly.<p>It is not their fault, but their parents&#x27; and schools&#x27;, but the consequences are the same; a lifetime spent in frustrating struggle with weight gain and chronic diseases.