more like lazy/uneducated = bad diet = fat
‘lazy’ as in can’t be bothered looking for & cooking with fresh ingredients, so resort to convenient processed foods (there is also the misconception that ‘proper’ cooking takes ages)
‘uneducated’ as in were never taught by parents how to cook, or what a healthy balanced diet is
i.e. :
If you eat home cooking like people did 30 or so years ago, you should be OK
It’s not rocket surgery.
Although the addiction/dependency/craving element is interesting – it would be very easy to say ‘stop eating z, y & z’, but I guess it’s not that simple if it’s technically an addiction … which is perhaps why so many people fail with dieting
Just out of interest, my wife comes from a country where (generally) a lot of vegetable oil is used in cooking and dairy products feature quite heavily in the average diet. A lot of rice, pasta & potatoes are consumed. You might imagine people would therefore be generally overweight.
However, in general pretty much 100% fresh/natural ingredients are used, and meat consumption is probably half of the UK average (from what I’ve seen).
I don’t remember seeing many overweight/obese people last time I was visiting.