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In reply to the discussion: Processed foods are a much bigger health problem than we thought [View all]OliverQ
(3,363 posts)6. I recently got back from Europe.
One thing I noticed about Europeans. They eat lots of fat, sugar, breads, etc. I had pastries and coffee almost every morning over there. But they're thinner and healthier.
Why? Aside from walking a lot, they eat more natural, less processed foods. Real butter, not processed margarine or other junk. Raw sugar, not sugar substitutes or high fructose corn syrup. Real jams on bread, not artificial junk.
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I started the Keto diet about 2 months ago, and one thing I noticed after about a week or two is
smirkymonkey
Jun 2019
#28
High Fructose Corn Syrup would be banned if our government cared even a little about our health
Calculating
Jun 2019
#10
I worked in Quality Control for a major Pharmaceutical company for over 35 years
patphil
Jun 2019
#20
Saw a scientist on tv (60 Minutes or something). He had worked in the chips industry.
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#13
Glyphosate is in all our food, but it's usually in smaller amts in organic food
womanofthehills
Jun 2019
#34
Been doing for 30 yrs. I think I know how it works with Obesity & article obliquely confirms
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2019
#26
I remember in University studying Agriculture(which is a STEM program dammit!)
GulfCoast66
Jun 2019
#35