We have an obesity problem in part because processed foods haven’t had much oversight the way they do in other countries.
That and our government in their infinite wisdom gives God knows how much free money to people through SNAP benefits every month, until recently they could use those benefits to buy the most unhealthy foods imaginable.
No, that doesn’t explain all of it but that certainly is a part of it.
You're not wrong, but it's not only SNAP recipients who have weight issues; obesity cuts across the classes.
Having homes in Suburbia means an over-reliance on the automobile, which means our middle and upper classes aren't doing the walking that their counterparts in Europe are doing.
Is beer a processed food? Asking for a friend.