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Velo Vol said:
We didn't consume as much as now, even with the corn syrup.
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Look at crowd pictures from the 60s to the 70s and 80s ... I don't think consumption of sweetened products jumped that dramatically overnight, but consumption of pure cane sugar manufactured to corn syrup manufactured products certainly did.
 
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AM64 said:
Look at crowd pictures from the 60s to the 70s and 80s ... I don't think consumption of sweetened products jumped that dramatically overnight, but consumption of pure cane sugar manufactured to corn syrup manufactured products certainly did.
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The two fattest countries on earth are the United States and Mexico. Mexico actually surpassed the US temporarily a couple years ago. Many countries in Europe aren't exactly known for healthy cuisine. Italians eat a ton of pasta and drink a bunch of wine. Germans eat a lot of sausage and drink a lot of beer. Some people started looking into this and tried to find a differentiating factor between European countries, which are quite a bit skinnier, and the US/Mexico. The biggest differentiating factor, even more so than portion sizes and exercise, was that Americans and Mexicans simply drink way more sugary soft drinks than Europeans do. The big gap between the countries, in the opinion of these people, was largely accounted for by much higher HFCS consumption in the US and Mexico.
 
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AM64 said:
Look at crowd pictures from the 60s to the 70s and 80s ... I don't think consumption of sweetened products jumped that dramatically overnight, but consumption of pure cane sugar manufactured to corn syrup manufactured products certainly did.
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AM64 said:
Look at crowd pictures from the 60s to the 70s and 80s ... I don't think consumption of sweetened products jumped that dramatically overnight, but consumption of pure cane sugar manufactured to corn syrup manufactured products certainly did.
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Portion control is a big part of the problem.
 
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Velo Vol said:
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One thing I'd want to see is does HFCS cause a longing for more. I'm finding too many prepared foods simply too sweet. Example: virtually every canned spaghetti sauce on the market is sweet ... at least to my undiscriminating palate. I don't understand that trend/fascination/craving or whatever for sweetness in foods that aren't supposed to be sweet. I absolutely hate to cook, so my solution is to use chili for spaghetti sauce.
 
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AM64 said:
One thing I'd want to see is does HFCS cause a longing for more. I'm finding too many prepared foods simply too sweet. Example: virtually every canned spaghetti sauce on the market is sweet ... at least to my undiscriminating palate. I don't understand that trend/fascination/craving or whatever for sweetness in foods that aren't supposed to be sweet. I absolutely hate to cook, so my solution is to use chili for spaghetti sauce.
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Coincidentally, that's one of Cincinnati's famous foods.

Cincinnati chili - Wikipedia
 
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05_never_again said:
The two fattest countries on earth are the United States and Mexico. Mexico actually surpassed the US temporarily a couple years ago. Many countries in Europe aren't exactly known for healthy cuisine. Italians eat a ton of pasta and drink a bunch of wine. Germans eat a lot of sausage and drink a lot of beer. Some people started looking into this and tried to find a differentiating factor between European countries, which are quite a bit skinnier, and the US/Mexico. The biggest differentiating factor, even more so than portion sizes and exercise, was that Americans and Mexicans simply drink way more sugary soft drinks than Europeans do. The big gap between the countries, in the opinion of these people, was largely accounted for by much higher HFCS consumption in the US and Mexico.
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They also walk more often for daily errands.
 
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05_never_again said:
The two fattest countries on earth are the United States and Mexico. Mexico actually surpassed the US temporarily a couple years ago. Many countries in Europe aren't exactly known for healthy cuisine. Italians eat a ton of pasta and drink a bunch of wine. Germans eat a lot of sausage and drink a lot of beer. Some people started looking into this and tried to find a differentiating factor between European countries, which are quite a bit skinnier, and the US/Mexico. The biggest differentiating factor, even more so than portion sizes and exercise, was that Americans and Mexicans simply drink way more sugary soft drinks than Europeans do. The big gap between the countries, in the opinion of these people, was largely accounted for by much higher HFCS consumption in the US and Mexico.
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I think that Americans eat too much fast food. When I was a kid, that was a major treat, but now it's two-three times a week or more, from my observation.
 
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05_never_again said:
That was factored into the exercise component.
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One thing id also like to mention is European work weeks are generally shorter too. Which would give them less of a reason to desire caffeine than Americans. For me, I hate coffee so I'll drink Dr. Pepper for caffeine. I used to drink maybe 4 or 5 cans a day. Now it's one every three days(?) maybe.
 
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The lady that got infected again....I bet that once you get it you’ve got it for life. It just hides out until it gets triggered to wreak havoc again.
 
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davethevol said:
The lady that got infected again....I bet that once you get it you’ve got it for life. It just hides out until it gets triggered to wreak havoc again.
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If so, it would be unlike any other Corona- or other known respiratory viruses. I do NOT suspect that to be the case.
 
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Velo Vol said:
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The idea that crap calories consumed en masse is somehow magically ok as long as it's "low fat" was one of the really bad dietary turns for this country. I once tried to convince someone that eating a whole bag of Snackwell's that the lower fat content doesn't unhappen the 700+ calories and that 140+ grams of sugar is absolutely bad. They didn't want to hear it.
 
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AM64 said:
I was never really a fan of drag racing but certainly knew of Connie Kalitta. Had to look it up when I saw those planes flying people back to the US. That's the company he started.
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I was wondering why that name sounded so familiar. I remember him from drag racing.
 
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