I disagree
I see daily today a dozen folks 2-4 times normal body weight
In the 60s I might see that a few times a year
And it dovetails with white trash has lost its dignity it once had when we were called rednecks
They are no more rednecks almost
And I’m 15-20 pounds overweight at six five mid 230s so I’m not perfect either
He asked why people suddenly started eating more carbs. It's not like carbs weren't available in the '40s.
The answer he came up with was the change from saturated fats to vegetable oils. And he presents detailed science of what occurs at the cellular level.
It's not all about will power. In fact it may be very little about will power, as Dr Attia found out. He said he was doing everything right, and still ended up with metabolic syndrome and suddenly started gaining weight at a young age.
Dr. Guntry points to lignans in peanuts and tomatoes and causing leaky gut syndrome leading to inflation in various forms. Is he right I don't know.
I think there may be multiple causes, but I do think these people are onto something. We've gotten horribly wrong nutritional advice over the past several decades. And even when they discover how wrong they were, it takes decades more for the word to get out and reaffirmed enough to change the consensus view.
Possible causes include:
This coconut oil article seems to reflect that consensus group think inertia.
And in addition to the Dr. Eades video you really need to find the Peter Attia video and watch it. His attitude towards obese was ExACTLY like yours.