to think we've lost the stigma of excessive junk food consumption.

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With the boom of delivery apps, it just seems that takeaways are now accepted as a lifestyle choice.
I'm constantly seeing people on social media acting as though binge eating is 'cute,' and sitting scoffing junk food with your 'bestie' is now seen as a personality trait and a quirk.
If something is loaded with bacon or oozing with cheese, or covered in Oreos then you can be sure it will be reacted to with 😍 and 😮 by thousands of people.
Mukbangs are now a thing, as well as an array of other videos obsessed with junk food.
I know that know that conversely, lots of people are becoming health conscious too, but I just feel like I'm not seeing enough people stigmatising junk food, and we have lost our way somewhat. Aibu?

YABU I dont mean this to sound harsh but do what's right for you and don't worry about anyone else. It's none of your business at the end of the day.

Social media shows you more of the stuff that you are watching so stop watching it.

So I'm not allowed an opinion at all? It does affect me because I don't want my children growing up in a culture where people ignore the health consequences of a poor diet. I'm happy to be told I'm AIBU with reasoning but telling me I'm not allowed an opinion at all is stupid.

What is that picture?
I have never seen anything like it.

I don't think the young women in that photo eat like that very often. It's clearly a staged photo anyway. Who lays their food out like that?

I mean this to sound hard hitting OP. Think what you like but why do you need a posse to validate whatever thoughts float about in your head? Think for yourself and let others do the same. Stop watching Mukbangs (I don't like them so don't watch them). What's the point of railing about things that you can so easily tune out of?

In case you didn't realise that you've posted a goady thread, you have. If there ever should be a stigma, it should be on goady fuckers.

@AliceLittle I follow food blogs/ accounts as a chef. And I have friends that share these posts.

YANBU OP, this stuff is not helpful. It promotes waste and glamourises awful, processed food.

I didn't say I watch Mukbangs. I am merely acknowledging their existence.

Totally agree OP. People have forgotten what normal eating is...

100% bet that you have issues around food.

Junk food consumption is not increasing because of a lack of stigmatisation. It is far, for more complex than that and to add stigma to anything at a time when mental welfare appears to be at all time low and anxiety-type issues are affecting so many people will not help anything.

Change or control by guilt is never a good answer.

An odd night in with your best friend eating junk is hardly a lifestyle choice, they do not look like they do it every day, nor will they eat all of that. When we have people round we give them choices and what is left it goes back into the cupboard, freezer etc

YABU. There are a lot of people who still look down on it. If it bothers you so much then mix with them instead.

What is “Mukbangs”? Do I want to know?

Yes and no.

Clearly photos like that are a way of expressing “all the good things!!!!”. Everything is ticked: cookies, alcohol, chips, Netflix, BFFs etc etc. Young people, and SM, need everything to be excessively whatever they are in order to stand out.

On the other hand, nobody really does this sort of thing on a Friday night, do they? I mean, I’m sure it’s physically possible but nobody really says “let’s buy alllllllll these things and watch Netflix together tonight!”.

It’s advertising. It’s all advertising. That’s all SM is. Unchanged from the 1950s.

@BananaPeach Nope. I have a balanced diet, and if I fancy it, a treat now and again. I keep myself educated about what I'm putting in my body. I avoid excessive saturated fats and sugars. But if you think that makes me have food issues... I think you're proving my point about how lost we've become, that people would sooner defend binge eating than someone who thinks people should make informed food choices.

YANBU. On the (rare) occasion I visit the UK I'm shocked by the incredible amount of fast food outlets in the airports and shopping centres and the processed 'food' in every supermarket. No wonder obesity is normalised.

I think it's a fantasy.

I have on occasion 😍 dirty fries just because they're ridiculously ott but it doesn't mean I consume them regularly (I bought one box and ate it over several sittings)

I make informed choices. Sometimes I eat “bad” food. Most of the time I don’t. That’s a balanced and healthy diet.

Placing stigma on any food is ridiculous and encourages bad attitudes to food.
People don’t eat badly because there’s no stigma, it’s convenience, price, food deserts, MH issues. A whole host of things

There are plenty of pro-ana vids etc around still to balance things out OP. The world still values skinny over junk food, don't worry.

There's plenty I dislike on the internet, we're all different.

I think it's too easy to get junk food. My partner drives me mad sometimes because he wants takeout every weekend, and if we've been out in the evening he'd rather order than wait for me to cook something. I do worry for his health in the long term!

@PurpleDaisies Me too. I certainly don't beat myself up about it if I have a burger and chips. I just know to not do it multiple times a week.

@SunshineAngel I agree, it is too bloody easy. My mate will have a big takeaway on a Friday, have the leftovers for breakfast/ lunch and then something else ordered in for dinner, especially if she's hungover. I know that the issues goes beyond convenience, but it certainly doesn't help.