“Americans are so used to our unparalleled abundance that we don’t pause and appreciate what this means in the context of human existence.”
We now have a society where the poorest are the most likely to be obese and the rich the most likely to be thin. It sounds like some dystopian sci-fi story but we made it a reality in our society.
Freegards
The wealthy are more likely to have the time to have a healthy lifestyle by keeping themselves active and they have the financial resources to purchase healthy meals. So it’s not too surprising that they’re skinny now.
I attribute that effect to be correlated to a focus on the instant instead of future gratification. The poor in many (but not all) cases are poor because of a focus on more immediate ‘benefits’ rather than long term payouts.