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There is also the factor of perceived importance.
I have struggled with my weight my entire life. Even when I was young and poor I was a fat pudgy kid. I always wanted to be smaller and that continues as an overweight late 30s.

Contrast that with many people I know who are much bigger than Ive ever been who are perfectly content to be fat. They either dont know or dont care that it will cause them health problems later in life. There are a whole bunch of people who eat french fries, drink milkshakes, and super size their meals not because they are ignorant but because they simply want to. And I suppose I'm ok with that, public healthcare costs not withstanding.

I think there is a correlation there in education as well. There are a lot of kids with access to education that simply want to take the easy way out and not put in the work..now good parenting can help sway this thought process for sure.

But I feel like the argument is devolving into "everyone wants to eat healthy but poor people cant afford it" vs "poor people wish they could eat healthy but dont know what healthy is." Totally ignoring the fraction (and Id suspect its the majority) that just dont want to eat/be healthy and dont place a premium on it.

We can start a long debate on value of life etc regarding why they feel that way, but I dont think its worth over looking the perspective altogether.