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The proximate cause is obvious: more calories consumed than are necessary to maintain weight.

I do understand that the causes of over eating are not necessarily so simple.

What I wonder about is that essentially no government has an explicit policy to combat this despite its obvious negative consequences.


More calories means more money being spent. More obesity means more money is spent on all kinds of ways to get rid of the calories.

It’s good for the economy. That’s the answer.

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