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[dragonwriter]

> The vast majority of people are not obese, yet they have 24/7 access to food.

The vast majority of people in the world do not have access to bountiful food.

In the US, where the vast majority do have such access, an absolute majority are at least overweight, and more than a third are obese.

[MisterBastahrd → dragonwriter]

I'm speaking in the context of the Western world, because we aren't particularly interested in studies of the indigent. The US is overweight because of the quality and quantity of food they eat.

And 66%? That's a vast majority.