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Re:Obesity and Overweight Prevalence for the U.S by hangonhn on Friday February 23, 2018 @02:56PM (#16448907)
I was in Bologna not too long ago and I was baffled by how fresh, high quality ingredients are available at affordable prices. I've seen similar quality ingredients in the Bay Area but they charge an arm and a leg for it. I don't know how the Italians do it or why we Americans have such a hard time doing something similar.
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Re:Obesity and Overweight Prevalence for the U.S by maxxxxx on Friday February 23, 2018 @03:01PM (#16448969)
When we were in Italy even the freeway rest stops had excellent fresh food. Here you can't find anything even remotely edible on freeway stops.
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Re:Obesity and Overweight Prevalence for the U.S by tptacek on Friday February 23, 2018 @03:08PM (#16449058)
Try switching from Whole Foods to your nearest Mexican grocer.
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Re:Obesity and Overweight Prevalence for the U.S by neonhomer on Friday February 23, 2018 @03:13PM (#16449109)
I remember 10+ years ago how the food at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris was better than most food in the US. It was kind of sad.
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Re:Obesity and Overweight Prevalence for the U.S by nsxwolf on Friday February 23, 2018 @03:50PM (#16449489)
Why would "fresh" and "high quality" make you lose weight?
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Re:Obesity and Overweight Prevalence for the U.S by always_good on Saturday February 24, 2018 @03:11AM (#16452298)
I can't think of too many food products that are making people fat that can be called fresh and high-quality.

Fruit and vegetables come to mind.

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Re:Obesity and Overweight Prevalence for the U.S by hangonhn on Friday February 23, 2018 @04:27PM (#16449783)
That's a good question. I think it has to do with a lot of food that are not calorie dense and more likely to satiate you simply taste better fresh and not so great past a certain age. On the flip side, foods that tends to taste good for a long time also tend to be calorie dense and some studies suggest aren't likely to trigger the signals for satiation.
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