Alzheimer's could be the most catastrophic impact of junk food | George Monbiot | Comment is free | The Guardian

Alzheimer's could be the most catastrophic impact of junk food | George Monbiot | Comment is free | The Guardian: "When you raise the subject of over-eating and obesity, you often see people at their worst. The comment threads discussing these issues reveal a legion of bullies who appear to delight in other people's problems.

When alcoholism and drug addiction are discussed, the tone tends to be sympathetic. When obesity is discussed, the conversation is dominated by mockery and blame, though the evidence suggests that it may be driven by similar forms of addiction.

I suspect that much of this mockery is a coded form of snobbery: the strong association between poor diets and poverty allows people to use this issue as a cipher for something else they want to say, which is less socially acceptable."

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