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Originally Posted by Gypsy
It's also about what people are consuming, not just portions. Fast foods, canned foods, prepackaged foods...none of it is healthy for anyone if that is the constant intake. Hell, non-fat items generally have other "flavor enhancing" crap in them and can be worse than eating the full fat item.
I spent most of the day reading one report after another about all the additives, antibiotics, GMOs and basic trash that is in our food and it is disgusting.
If I cannot pronounce it, I don't eat it. I've been trying to stick with local growers, producers and/or organic whenever possible.
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Pre packaged is not necessarily a bad thing. Flash frozen vegetables for example have no additives. Canned foods, on the other hand tend to have them. Processed foods like microwave meals, packaged meals etc are not a good thing. Burger joints are a major contributor to obesity. I remember when a Big Mac or Whopper really were large sandwiches. Today, they are on the smaller side. Most of the time when I do (on rare occasion) get a fast food burger, I rarely eat the entire burger. I tend toward the "99 cent" burger because of size.
Another issue is our own FDA tampering with foods. For years they told us to use margarine instead of butter. Now it is stay away from hydrogenated oils and polyunsaturated fats. Well, what are Driscoll and margarine? Our bodies are attuned to natural fats and process those well. Artificial fats are not processed and are stored. Also, "low fat" items like milk cause the body to believe it is being shorted on fats. A certain amount of fat is required by the body. So, it will hoard what natural fats it gets. Whole milk is healthier than low fat milk. If we return to natural fats and unprocessed foods, we will make giant strides to improving our health.
Example. Obesity is rampant among the Native American tribes and Central American immigrants. They have switched their diets from natural foods to "American" processed foods and are showing the side effects of that to a greater extent because their bodies have not had multiple generations working toward our dietary habits. Our bodies may learn to eventually adjust to the new diets, but I see a lot more damage happening long before I see an improvement.