Microblog Memes

Netherlands doesn't represent the whole europe. This isn't the cycling/public transport utopia you think it is.

The suicide rate obviously has multiple contributing factors, but access to firearms is absolutely one of them. There's multiple studies on this that will come up in a quick web search. In general, access to anything that makes suicide more impulsive increases the suicide rate. I say this as a person who absolutely believes that access to firearms should be the default state for those that want it.

This is a myth. The suicide rate in Japan is lower than the US, and similar to European countries. South Africa, Russia, and Korea have bonkers suicide rates.

Opportunity and desire both contribute to rate. Firearms increase opportunity so more of those with desire will try. Some cultures also give more people the desire so more attempts will be made using other methods. It is not either or.

Probably more like

-glyphosate adulterated with some flour, wilted veggies but who will notice once they are cooked.

-Old sandwich meat that has been returned, scrubbed, and re-mashed into pepperoni (my mom worked at a plant that actually did this)

-mixture of mostly palm and other oils, not guaranteed to be from plants and perfumed, branded as extra virgin olive oil for a markup over the same thing without perfume sold as vegetable oil.

Side note: fuck palm oil as much as fuck nestle.

Edit: why does formatting suck with every Lemmy app.

Turns out there's more than just those 6 people in America.

The American diet is uniquely awful. Your social group is likely to include people in a similar socioeconomic position to you. If that means those people are eating lots of vegetables and clean fats then congratulations, you're doing pretty well.

That does not describe the diet of most Americans. It's rich in refined carbohydrates, "dirty" fats, processed meat, and very few vegetables, and the primary vegetable is the potato,, which is also essentially just another carbohydrate. It's better than deep fried flour, but not by much.

Pizza, all things considered, is fine, practically healthy, compared to the cheeseburger and fries that makes up the typical lunch for many Americans.

Most of the food we have easy, cheap access to is arguably addictive, high carbohydrate, low in nutrient, and generally just bad for you.

Which is why we have an obesity crisis and some of the worst rates of diabetes in the world.

We're talking about the more than half of America that is fat and sometimes diabetic.

Those people are less healthy than people who eat no processed food

Ed. Updated to make it more clear I'm not claiming most Americans are diabetic

Ummm Olives and Olive Oil are good for you and does lead to better health outcomes.

Best I can do is olive flavored canola oil.

No one is saying Olive in place of healthcare though. Just pointing out that you may not need as much health care if you eat right and Europeans eat better than Americans.