The result “blows the lid off of this idea” that such beliefs are held by only a fringe population of individuals who are uninformed or ideologically driven, says David Bersoff, head of research at the Edelman Trust Institute. “This is not like a small problematic group.”
Aka a staggering number of people are stupid, or at least undereducated.
a staggering number of people are also unhealthy and unfit.
because becoming educated, health, and fit, requires lots of leisure time and resources.