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  • swingandamiss 54 minutes ago
    > hypotheses as to why rates are rising in younger people, including processed foods, higher obesity rates, and certain infections

    Lack of moving/walking with long periods of sitting, being overweight, no fruits or vegetables and too much highly processed food/junk. It appears to be somewhat self inflicted, but it's hard to live a better life for most as the above is just the norm now.

    • williamtell 32 minutes ago
      Sure but it is rather paradoxical as healthy lifestyle things are far more available like every other consumer option. There's just the higher probability of choosing the more immediately satisfying new choices and/or of envying those who do.
      • estearum 5 minutes ago
        “System prefers lower-energy state” is not paradoxical at all.

        It’s just about the most fundamental law in the entire universe, in fact.

  • Aboutplants 40 minutes ago
    How much of an impact does sitting for hours on end effect your risk of colon cancer? I’m not talking about lack of exercise but the physical act of sitting for 6+ hours a day, regardless of whether you get “adequate” exercise?

    As someone with Crohn’s disease, I am sensitive to sitting for extended periods and its impact on my internals near my end. I’m sure there is some sort of effect, just curious if there has been any research

    • Fire-Dragon-DoL 20 minutes ago
      Same question: I exercise and eat healthy, but I sit for long stretches