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Explain Like I'm Five

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ELI5 How come in America we have a fat/obese epidemic while on the same hand we have kids going starving at the same time? Please 5 year old this for me, it has always bothered me. (lemmy.world)
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[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Poverty isn't the only cause of obesity. There have been countless marketing campaigns for sugar, and for those of us who are used to "normal" levels notice it right away; As a European who have spent a lot of time in the US, I find US bread basically inedible.

[–] macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.world -3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You have been eating the wrong bread.

[–] Montagge@lemmy.zip 14 points 3 days ago

Or they don't like bread that's essentially cake