It's the Obesity, Stupid

摘要

I've always been drawn to unconventional diets. I was raised as a vegetarian, and at different points in my life I've characterized my diet as vegan, macrobiotic, Atkins, low-carb, paleo, or keto. (Yes, I'm really popular at dinner parties.) It hasn't been torture. In fact, I enjoy the tinkering. Of course, around the world, not everyone has this luxury. The economy is a huge determiner of what we eat. The premise of the book The Economists' Diet is to take insights from broad global issues and apply them to personal dietary behavior. Authors Christopher Payne and Rob Barnett observe that many of us live in a world of abundance: In wealthy, developed markets, cheap food is everywhere, and so obesity has skyrocketed. Payne, a financial stability expert, and Barnett, an analyst of the politics of fossil fuels, met while working at Bloomberg LP (Barnett still does) and soon found themselves obese, after endless rich dinners with clients and fast lunches from McDonald's.