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They are different now. I can't actually explain how but they are. So is the fast food. If I eat McDonalds now; I'm done for the rest of my day. It makes me feel sluggish & full.
Our food reminds me of when they used to experiment with saltpeter in prisons. Maybe that's what's wrong; our entire food supply has become 'institutionalized'.
You can’t honestly say that your body in 1982 is the same as your body is in 2019. Most people who were alive in 1982 can’t eat and drink the same things now as they could in 1982 and feel this same way. Younger bodies (assuming they were not child bodies) can take more than older adult bodies can.
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You can’t honestly say that your body in 1982 is the same as your body is in 2019. Most people who were alive in 1982 can’t eat and drink the same things now as they could in 1982 and feel this same way. Younger bodies (assuming they were not child bodies) can take more than older adult bodies can.
Of course. I was saying I think the actual food is different too. I started noticing the way McDonalds food made me feel about 4 years ago but a lot of the foods that poster mentioned taste differently to me as well.
I mean, it could be partly me; my lactose intolerance that seemed to disappear after adolescence has crept back on me now.
Read Wheat Belly. Whole grains are a major part of the problem, not an "improvement."
No, not buying it. Processed foods are the problem, whole grains are not. Overeating crappy foods is th e cause of obesity. Its easy to blame something, and maybe grains are different. But three is such a thing as monitoring what you eat and not overeating.
No, not buying it. Processed foods are the problem, whole grains are not. Overeating crappy foods is th e cause of obesity. Its easy to blame something, and maybe grains are different. But three is such a thing as monitoring what you eat and not overeating.
They are both part of the problem (processed and grains).
As a kid in the 70s, we rarely went to McDonalds. The closest one to us was not in a good area. We had Friendly's and Howard Johnson's, but even those were rare treats.
My mom baked every weekend. We were allowed 3 cookies as a snack. We often got an apple in our punchbag - but not with cookies, it was either or.
I do remember sneaking cookies into the classroom - it really wasn't allowed. Nor were drinks. The thought of so many kids bringing coffee into the classroom these days is frankly shocking to me.
They are both part of the problem (processed and grains).
As a kid in the 70s, we rarely went to McDonalds. The closest one to us was not in a good area. We had Friendly's and Howard Johnson's, but even those were rare treats.
My mom baked every weekend. We were allowed 3 cookies as a snack. We often got an apple in our punchbag - but not with cookies, it was either or.
I do remember sneaking cookies into the classroom - it really wasn't allowed. Nor were drinks. The thought of so many kids bringing coffee into the classroom these days is frankly shocking to me.
Yes. Nobody ate as often, snacking throughout the day. Eating so frequently, and particularly eating sugar so frequently, is the cause of diabetes. Eating so frequently while stressed is also the cause of weight gain.
The fact that the processed "food" today is artificially loaded with salt and sugar compounds the problem. Even the fast food in the 60s was close to "organic."
Yes. Nobody ate as often, snacking throughout the day. Eating so frequently, and particularly eating sugar so frequently, is the cause of diabetes. Eating so frequently while stressed is also the cause of weight gain.
The fact that the processed "food" today is artificially loaded with salt and sugar compounds the problem. Even the fast food in the 60s was close to "organic."
Wonder bread was introduced in the 20s. Canned food was popular in the ‘50s as were frozen dinners.
People were certainly thinner in the 80s and before, compared with now. Even young people. I am always a bit shocked whenever I watch old movies and TV shows from past decades. People today are simply more - well, swollen. I suspect additives and other crap that they put in foods are a partial cause, as well as more enormous portions in restaurants. I was never 'skinny' and don't want to be as I don't find bones attractive, but I was definitely smaller in the 70s & 80s. I never had a weight problem until the very late 80s and through the early 90s, and one reason was junk food & sodas. The other reason was laziness, which I admit to now. I keep the weight off by working out 6 days a week, mostly doing Zumba or power walking at local parks. I cut out sodas but I still use sugar in my coffee (no creamer, as I am lactose intolerant these days). I also indulge in low fat treats while making sure that I get my veggies & fresh fruit servings.
We often got an apple in our punchbag - but not with cookies, it was either or.
Of course that should read "lunchbag" - autocorrect strikes again!
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Yes. Nobody ate as often, snacking throughout the day. Eating so frequently, and particularly eating sugar so frequently, is the cause of diabetes. Eating so frequently while stressed is also the cause of weight gain.
The fact that the processed "food" today is artificially loaded with salt and sugar compounds the problem. Even the fast food in the 60s was close to "organic."
Funny thing, in the late 80s I went to my doctor. A friend had given me a book on hypoglycemia, which I read and really identified with. My doctor didn't believe in it really, but told me if eating more smaller meals a day made me feel better than eating 2-3 meals per day, by all means do it.
So I became a grazer. That only became worse when I was bored in office jobs.
30 years later...... yep, I'm watching my blood sugar. Not diabetic, but I can definitely see the affect grazing has had on my levels! If I stick to a protein diet, I am not hungry at all during the day.
When I started reading labels in the 90s I couldn't believe how many things had sugar in them!
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Wonder bread was introduced in the 20s. Canned food was popular in the ‘50s as were frozen dinners.
Wonder Bread ingredients have changed over the years.
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