Well...there is a lot of nuance missed with this belief and context missing for sure.
Primarily we have to take into account environment (not purely as in "nature" but what is an individual surrounded by). A lot of research exists which supports 'we are the sum of our closest 5 people' so physical and relational environment are huge factors.
Further, take into consideration personal struggles, addiction tendencies, etc. I'm friggin brilliant. Lot's of people tell me so and pay me so...YET I'm overweight. I have all the head knowledge and have on several occasions lost significant fat, but manage to put it back on.
Is this because I lack intelligence as you claim or something else? Perhaps discipline or addiction struggles or a myriad of others reasons.
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Too often people want to point to a binary claim for causation, when in fact correlation does not always equal causation.
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As for the "fat children"...do we really believe, especially in America, that we are setting kids up for success health wise? The quality of food we feed our children is horrible.
And I'd certainly argue few and far between parents, could claim ignorance on the subject.
Yet here again, there are many variables that play a role. For example, food deserts - an area with limited access to affordable and nutritious food, particularly in predominantly lower-income neighborhoods.
More specifically, a community with at least a 20% poverty rate and where 33% of residents live more than 1 mile from a grocery store in urban areas or 10 miles in rural areas.
While not an excuse for me, but rather as a point of relevance, I live near 3 such places just a few miles away. So food deserts are a real thing even in America.
Which is to bring it home to (physical) environment.
We can't blame intelligence or apparent lack there of, for an issue that has multiple variable inputs. View quoted note →