Are Your Credit and Debit Cards Making You Fat?

It’s easier to spend more money when you are swiping, and it’s no different with food.

A credit or debit card lets the consumer buy more food with less guilt. TierneyMJ/Shutterstock

I’ve heard of blaming one’s weight on a lot of things, but credit and debit cards? That was a new one for me and a theory reported at TheStreet.com that, when considered carefully, does seem to carry a lot of weight.

Now that restaurants, coffee shops, restaurants, Door Dash and every fast food and restaurant app on Earth accepts credit and debit cards for payment, what started out to be convenient has become ultra-convenient and, for some, super-safe—safer than carrying cash, an argument I find almost hilarious.