@Vaasman said:
@vl4d_l3nin said:
@zaryia said:
Red state obesity count, which is by far the highest on average.
I guess this means Trump really does care about his base! Trying to get them to lose weight.
I made the post only half in jest. I really do think food stamps are a leading reason for the obesity in this country.
Are we in agreement?
Obesity in America, and any country for that matter (we aren't the fattest nation by % population) has a large collection of roots that generally stem from poor health education, abundant supply, and mental illness.
There is very little evidence to indicate any one program or political association caused these issues.
Our results suggest that county-level obesity risk may be positively associated with established, county-level, voter preferences for Republican candidates who are more likely to emphasize a personal responsibility approach to reducing obesity risk than their Democrat counterparts, and who may downplay the role that government policies could play, despite the scientific consensus that a multi-sectoral approach is effective (U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, 2010). Conversely, county-level obesity risk may be negatively associated with stable, county-level, voter preferences for Democratic candidates whose political philosophy are likely to support multi-sectoral approaches to reducing obesity risk similar to those recommended by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control, CDC, 2009). Future decisions, regulations and policies about how to address and control the obesity epidemic will necessarily involve government intervention (Crammond et al., 2013), because they involve workplace, school, marketing and agricultural policies, none of which individuals can control by themselves. While the politics around choosing strategies to combat obesity will continue to be debated in the US, the consequences and implications of such interventions and policies will be applicable internationally. The politics around obesity reduction, and more generally, the politics around food production and marketing will become more salient as the global food industry continues to consolidate, food preferences and demands change, and local food availability is altered.
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