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You Are What You're Tricked Into Eating

Rambo Tribble (1273454) writes "Two prominent nutrition experts have put forth the theory that the current obesity epidemic is, in large part, the result of processed foods tricking our appetite control mechanisms. They argue that evolution has given humans a delicately balanced system that balances appetite with metabolic needs, and that processed foods trick that system by making foods high in fats and carbohydrates have the gustatory qualities of proteins. As the researchers put it, 'Many people eat far too much fat and carbohydrate in their attempt to consume enough protein.'"

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  1. Re:Oh well by davester666 · · Score: 3, Funny

    what about fruit and vegetable rights. you can just hear them scream as you rip the fruit from tree's. and the sound is soul-curdling as you put potatoes in boiling water.

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  2. Re:Oh well by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Scientists have addressed this problem years ago by developing plants with no vocal chords.

  3. Re:"Enough protein" by Culture20 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well no wonder we don't know the recommendations. The CDC is dabbling in metric.

  4. Re: lol by genner · · Score: 1, Funny

    You're a fool. Once I realized that "willpower" is a metabolic state, not moral success or a moral failing, and I learned how to manipulate that metabolic state, I lost 150 lbs.

    But go ahead, haters gotta hate!

    Hate is a metabolic state.