Olivia Palmer argues 'obesity' is a word that gets in the way of public health policy:
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Olivia Palmer argues 'obesity' is a word that gets in the way of public health policy:
'The real barriers [to good health] are a food system engineered for overconsumption, a built environment designed for sedentary living, a commercial ecosystem that profits from both the problem & the proposed solution, and a political economy that makes structural reform expensive and individual blame cheap'.
Rather 'obesity' policy still focusses on blaming individuals!
#health
https://oliviapalmerhealth.substack.com/p/obesity-prevention-isnt-failing-its -
Olivia Palmer argues 'obesity' is a word that gets in the way of public health policy:
'The real barriers [to good health] are a food system engineered for overconsumption, a built environment designed for sedentary living, a commercial ecosystem that profits from both the problem & the proposed solution, and a political economy that makes structural reform expensive and individual blame cheap'.
Rather 'obesity' policy still focusses on blaming individuals!
#health
https://oliviapalmerhealth.substack.com/p/obesity-prevention-isnt-failing-its@ChrisMayLA6 one of many ways that GDP as the main measure of country-scale success undermines any more meaningful measure.
We can't upset the profits of the food, diet and fitness industries by making them actually useful to people! -
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