At a large enough scale, being beholden to a drug is far more sustainable.
We’ve tried shaming people into being healthy. Amazingly enough, it doesn’t work very well.
We’ve tried shaming people into being healthy. Amazingly enough, it doesn’t work very well.
It could definitely use more support, but it doesn't do a ton if the structure of people's lives is being changed by other factors. (Car based commutes, long work hours, lack of exercise at their job, the cheapness of certain kinds of foods, food advertising.)
If we had a lot more political power to work on public health programs, maybe. But obesity rates are rising throughout the developed world regardless of local culture so there is a ton of work needed there.