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That’s the point of GP. It’s not true, but it sounds reasonable.
by xondono 5y ago
That’s the point of GP. It’s not true, but it sounds reasonable.
- Ygg2 5y agoBut why comment at all, if they are agreeing?
- binchou 5y agothe italics are working as scare quotes here
- mewpmewp2 5y agoTo add to the discussion?
- AussieWog93 5y agoTowards the end of the 20th century, as the obesity epidemic was starting to become a real concern, the general layman's (and possibly medical?) understanding in Western countries was that to lose weight you should consume less dietary fats. This lead to a lot of low-fat diets and products that advertised themselves as "99% fat free", "fat reduced" etc. - many of which contained extra sugar. Of course, now we know this belief was not only wrong, but harmful. At the time, though it "felt" true. I am almost certain this cultural phenomenon is what GP was referencing.