How ancient people fell in love with bread, beer and other carbs

Re:How ancient people fell in love with bread, beer and othe... by mrhektor on Thursday June 24, 2021 @12:18AM (#27613946)

I don't know about that. Carbs combined with sedentary lifestyles, processed foods etc is probably closer to the truth

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Re:How ancient people fell in love with bread, beer and othe... by beebeepka on Thursday June 24, 2021 @04:08AM (#27615064)

Or the simplest explanation:some people just like to eat too much and it shows. Commence downvotes...

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Re:How ancient people fell in love with bread, beer and othe... by ByteJockey on Thursday June 24, 2021 @04:47AM (#27615258)

Well, sure. But the point is that it's not new. Gluttony is mentioned in bronze age texts. You don't make something one of the "seven deadly sins" because people aren't doing it.

But it's a significantly bigger problem today, so people are trying to point out things that have changed after the invention of writing.

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