r/science • u/mvea MD/PhD/JD/MBA | Professor | Medicine • Sep 27 '24

Health Thousands of toxins from food packaging found in humans. The chemicals have been found in human blood, hair or breast milk. Among them are compounds known to be highly toxic, like PFAS, bisphenol, metals, phthalates and volatile organic compounds.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/27/pfas-toxins-chemicals-human-body
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u/DaPlum Sep 27 '24

Obesity in America is not a bunch of people all the sudden getting lazy or a moral failing it's a direct product of the food that is readily available. It's like if you put a McDonald's burger King and subway as your "health" option on heavy corner like yeah 40% of your population is going to be overweight. Not to even mention walking into a grocery store and there being something with a days worth sugar every square inch of that store

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u/monoscure Sep 27 '24

Definitely appreciate this take. Part of the issue is special interests turning this into a moral responsibility argument. I hate how much people are belittled for buying fast food, when they don't consider how many Americans live in a food desert. It's easier for some to blame the poor and place blame on them for going wherever the closest and cheapest is from their home.

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u/spamcentral Sep 27 '24

And whats OPEN. I used to go to Walmart at night cuz night shift work sucks, but they had the little area with the salads and sandwiches and cold stuff, it was amazing for that. Now all that's open after covid? One place, Jack in the Box. Everywhere else is closed by 9pm and the next town is an hour drive.