And our life expectancy keeps going up. The studies explain that.
Right, thanks to medical improvements. And, costs. I would say 80% of the people I see who are obese could, if they wanted to, do something about it. It's too much work. It takes a mindset of "I have to think about the future" to do that. Too many people are caught up in the instant gratification that food brings.
There is simply no way to justify obesity in this day and age. The pharma companies love it because there's always another drug they can sell to cover the symptoms not the cause.