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> Is it possible that we're fat only because we're eating the wrong kind of sugars? Nope, we are fat because there are many cheap sources of calories, particul
by resf 9y ago
> Is it possible that we're fat only because we're eating the wrong kind of sugars?
Nope, we are fat because there are many cheap sources of calories, particularly deep fried foods.
- wutbrodo 9y agoThe objections to this oversimplified reasoning usually point to the fact that, among other things, there's a documented rise in obesity among animals as well, across a variety of situations (feral rats, lab primates, domestic pets). Lab primates aren't eating out more or getting less PE in schools, which suggests the possibility of an environmental factor[1]. > particularly deep fried foods. This is a very early-1990s understanding of nutrition. The low-fat recommendations pushed by the USDA and followed to a large degree by American consumers didn't do anything to halt the obesity rise, because excess dietary fat isn't nearly as bad for you as excess processed carbs/sugar. [1] https://www.livescience.com/10277-obesity-rise-animals.html https://www.livescience.com/10277-obesity-rise-animals.html