The same measure for everyone?

Over the years Dr Lustig has repeatedly been presenting the following material: 

I agree that this epidemic of obesity among 6-months old should be explained. Or even the supposed 'obesity' in newborns, because they are born in general 200 grams heavier (in comparison to usual 3000 g body weight). However, Dr Lustig brought this up in the midst of his speech about the personal responsibility (22:25), not about the proximate cause of this epidemics. I agree that the baby is not responsible for its fat deposits.

Now I wonder whether Dr Lustig had in his mind that the reason for the obesity of 6-months old was the extra fat deposits at its birth or the sugar sweetened milk formula when the mother cannot ordoes not want to breastfeed for some reason. Or both? Can be. I do not argue. 

However, do you think that you could use the same argument for an obese person that was born of a healthy weight. grew up with a healthy weight and suddenly started to gain weight just because of wrong dietary choices or the changes of lifestyle in general? Could we use the same mechanism for all people, regardless of their antenatal or early postnatal environment? You now know that the sugar consumption as per capita has been decreasing and this was confirmed by both USDA and NHANES data. And within this sugar the same happened for fructose. 

FYI, the increased risk for metabolic diseases has not only been found on the babies born heavy but also among those who were born underweight. Check out the Barker hypothesis for more details. Such individuals are at a higher risk of obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and perhaps even diabetes.

So what could explain the increased body weight and metabolic issues among the population more than the reduced intake of sugar? Those who read my other articles in this blog already know the answer.