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Yeah, there is definitely something we are missing. Some of the stuff about portion sizes and processed foods may actually be a symptom rather than a cause. I.E. those foods sell well because something else is wrong. GLP 1 inhibitors are expected to shrink the sales of snack foods and alcohol by at least 5% in the next couple years based on shifting preferences. So the idea that some chemical or pathogen we are exposed to has contributed to it isn't farfetched at all. Especially when we view the spread of obesity across the globe even to countries with very little discretionary income on average.


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