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The problem today is not an unlimited supply of meat (for most of the world) but an unlimited supply of sugar and seed oils. And the super / unnaturally sweet f
by lambdaba 5y ago
The problem today is not an unlimited supply of meat (for most of the world) but an unlimited supply of sugar and seed oils. And the super / unnaturally sweet fruit, this is what's hacking us.
- jacobmischka 5y agoI didn't say it was the problem causing the obesity epidemic. Donuts being worse for you doesn't make eating fatty red meat so often healthy. Also, while super sweet fruit can be problematic, it's far from one of the biggest problems. No one is getting diabetes from eating too many bananas.
- lambdaba 5y agoSaturated fat consumption is way down compared to historical patterns: https://slatestarcodex.com/blog_images/croissant_animal.png https://slatestarcodex.com/blog_images/croissant_animal.png (thankfully a recent uptick since official sources are starting to admit that saturated fat isn't bad) Red meat consumption has been going down for decades: https://content.fortune.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/annual-meat-consumption.png?w=840 https://content.fortune.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/annua...
- lambdaba 5y agoI agree on the whole fruits, but processed fruits, with the fiber thrown out, are just as bad.