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[–] kurtznnj 2 points 3 points 5 points (+5|-2) ago
It's pretty crazy. I see here we are using average when maybe median would yield a different result? I believe that the extremes at both ends of the range are likely larger today than in the past. But yes, we are really headed down a terrible path and this country will pay literally and figuratively for it.
But I also blame the medical profession. When I go for my yearly physical and I'm 195 pounds (which is technically "overweight" according to my BMI) my doctor says I'm fine and there is no weight loss plan since the blood work is "average" in most respects.
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[–] crankypants15 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
So does pot help one lose weight even though they get the munchies? Serious question.
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[–] crankypants15 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Are you talking about how US corn (and corn syrup) is subsidized by the US gov't?
[–] Grospoliner 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Regulating sugar in products might be a start. Do softdrinks really need 39grams of sugar per 12oz to taste palatable? I doubt it.
Of course even if we did that that won't stop people from adding sugar on their own, and no one in their right mind is going to say we should ban sugar.
[–] iamrage 0 points 12 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago (edited ago)
An observation by a family friend that moved from Bavaria (Germany) to Akron, Ohio.
Nearly all your food is either very salty or extremely sweet (sweeter than most countries by at least an additional 100%). Moreover, there are millions of fast food joints around every corner. The food is heavily greasy and proportions are very huge compared to average European meals.
[–] rozakus 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
Yea, i was in Chicago when i was 12. And ALL the foods were super sweet and sugary. even for a kids standards sweet. And i like sweet stuff. And meals in restaurants were humongous (and cheap) compared to European. no wonder everyones fat there nowadays
[–] iamrage 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
And meals in restaurants were humongous (and cheap) compared to European. no wonder everyones fat there nowadays
That's exactly what I thought seeing all the different choices they have over there. I guess due to the high competition the cost for quick yet humongous meals just far outweighs cooking at home. However, I wouldn't know how it's like for absolutely certain as I've never lived there to begin with.
[–] hlake 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Have heard the same comment about U.S. food being sweeter and saltier. Though in my unscientific nonexpert opinion, I think fast food gets a bad rap. Other than a little extra corn syrup in the buns, the ingredients in a McDonalds burger are not much different from any other burger.
[–] crankypants15 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
You're right. But having no self control is no excuse, regardless of what foods are offered.
[–] mr721 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Another thing is the food is lower in fat (the govt/medical community has demonized fat as the thing that makes you fat, while sugar is totally fine...smh) over here than in Europe. For example, French cook with a lot of butter instead of canola/vegetable oil like we do here, the food over there tastes much richer from the fat and you feel more easily satiated from less.
[–] brother_tempus 2 points 3 points 5 points (+5|-2) ago
2 more graphs
http://www.amybethobrien.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Corn-Obesity1.gif
http://www.indiana.edu/~oso/Fructose/HFCS.jpg
The obesity epidemic government-created problem since it started subsidizing its creation in the mid-70s making it artificially cheaper on the tax-payer dime coupled with punitive tariffs on foreign cane sugar