“We have this bizarre situation that has never happened before in history where the poorest are the most likely to be obese.”
Concur. Being thin and fit is a status symbol, similar to straight white teeth. It’s a sign of “breeding” and success, because being fit takes not only willpower, but the time and effort necessary to achieve it.
I look around in certain circles and few are overweight. Many are very fit. Of course, I hang around the country club, the petroleum club, and the like.
Have these “experts” noticed the fatter we get, the higher life expectancy gets?