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Originally Posted by Fotzlid
What are the long term effects of said chemicals and hormones? Is it possible that these things are the root of the obesity problem? The food choices of today are quite different from the choices of only 20 years ago. Processed foods are much more prevalent than they were a generation ago.
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You mean 20+ years ago when this man made his career?
Maybe I'm just gifted in that when I start to get fat, and I have now and then, I am able to resist these chemicals and hormones and just put less food in my mouth.
I'm sorry but my sympathy is pretty much nil outside of some VERY rare conditions which prevent people from properly breaking down their own body fat.
My wife and I watch our weights constantly, its easy to get fat, it takes effort to stay thin. 100 years ago, work was harder, nutrition was harder to come by and even then you could buy things like.....
Its only our relative wealth, cheaper foods, and sedentary life styles that makes it accessible to everyone, especially the poor who are not known for making good life decisions.