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Originally Posted by PR_Glen
just a choice like anything else. for most people they will just do what they want, think they don't have to worry about it and then something horrible will happen eventually and then they will, usually, turn things around. Some don't and live long lives anyway, others change everything and drop all the same.
All it really does is help your chances of not only living longer but being healthy longer. It's not just an energy thing or psychological thing it can be the difference between you needing two new hips by the time you are in your 50's or possibly never walking again in your 40's because you let your weight go too far.
Either way changing your eating habits is not simple for most people. Eating junk food can be addictive as any drug out there and definitely more socially acceptable.
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I completely agree. I'm thinking the conventional wisdom is off though. Because what you describe are the consequences of obesity (and stress, etc). would you agree? Eating healthy doesn't curb obesity, portion management does. And what cures unhealthy living is stress management. One of the best things for stress management is activity.
I think when people change their dietary habits and eat consistently healthy and reap any rewards from that change, those rewards are primarily due to the fact that this sort of change also has portion control as a component. It's the key to curbing obesity and increased activity is the key to curbing stressful/unhealthy lives.
So for me, my answer to the OP question is the point of eating healthier would be to support a more active lifestyle. If you are not active, don't sweat it.