<i>Do you think you&#x27;re disagreeing with me somehow?</i><p>Probably. I think the following is still controversial:<p><i>My read on the current situation is that the evidence strongly indicates that sugar is a major problem</i><p>There are multiple possible causes, or a combination of any number of such causes<p>- Excessive sugar<p>- Excessive fat<p>- Combination of fat and sugar<p>- Excessive calories<p>What is the root cause? I currently tend to think that the problem started to really accelerate when a lot of processed foods manufactured to be extremely palatable by hitting just the right combination of fat and sugar, entered the market.<p>For references, see <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Bliss_point_(food)" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Bliss_point_(food)</a> and the book &quot;Salt, Sugar, Fat&quot; by Michael Moss.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Michael_Moss" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Michael_Moss</a>