>But how can we do better? At the end of the day, dieting is just hard. Unhealthy food is delicious, and choosing healthier options and eating less in general requires a good bit of willpower.
Healthy food also tastes delicious. And while changing one's diet - or any habit - requires willpower, if one has healthy standards set early in life it is not that difficult to continue with them or pick them back up.
One commonality between diets as different as a vegan one or all beef one is the emphasis on eating real food rather than processed garbage.
However I think the idea that there is something present environmentally that is causing a systemic issue should not be discounted. People in the 70s did not eat particularly healthy. They liked to watch tv, had Doritos and snack cakes, were just as lazy, and did not have any more willpower, discipline, or education than people do now.
Healthy food also tastes delicious. And while changing one's diet - or any habit - requires willpower, if one has healthy standards set early in life it is not that difficult to continue with them or pick them back up.
One commonality between diets as different as a vegan one or all beef one is the emphasis on eating real food rather than processed garbage.
However I think the idea that there is something present environmentally that is causing a systemic issue should not be discounted. People in the 70s did not eat particularly healthy. They liked to watch tv, had Doritos and snack cakes, were just as lazy, and did not have any more willpower, discipline, or education than people do now.