I would argue that one can't simply blame society, which appears to be  
the tendency amongst advocacy stakeholders.

Blame sucks.

Yet I agree, there really is no fundamental cause for anything, it is  
a (un)natural complex of events and states that results in any given  
outcome, some are just more probable and predictable than others.

So food and exercise policies may be a good way to structurally impact  
health deterring behaviours, whereas education and social marketing  
may be a good way to individually impact populations.

And blame lays at every level and in everyone's hands.

We're on a boat, all of us together, and if people die on the boat, it  
has to do with them, the weather, and the accomodations on the boat,  
and suffice it to say, it is in EVERYONE's best interest that the boat  
remain afloat!

CQ

Quoting Dennis Raphael <[log in to unmask]>:

> I think the point is that many public health researchers will look for
> anything that can take the place of considering "fundamental causes" of
> ill health.  As Picard points out, networks and contacts are themselves a
> result of political, economoic, and social conditions.
>
> So rather than blame policies that make societies unhealthy, blame people
> and their friends!
>
> By the way the "obesity epidemic" appears to be non-existant in Norway,
> Sweden, and Denmark (a result of my three weeks of detailed examinations).
>  Perhaps having basic income and other security makes you less likely to
> stuff your face!
>
> dennis
>
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