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Re:The Disappearance of the Ashtray by nradov on Monday January 23, 2023 @11:41PM (#34499370)
It's really tough to become obese by eating steak, even if it has a high fat content. You just can't physically stuff yourself with that much meat. Carbohydrates, especially simple sugars, are absolutely the main culprit behind the obesity epidemic.

There may be other problems with certain fats. In particular there is growing evidence that highly processed seed oils are problematic, although that hasn't been definitively proven yet.

Re:The Disappearance of the Ashtray by encoderer on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @12:25AM (#34499726)
For 20 years we’ve been eating fewer carbs and getting fatter (on average)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0OuoFyJtZuI/VkofY-qgeOI/AAAAAAAAbb...

Re:The Disappearance of the Ashtray by nradov on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @01:52AM (#34500302)
I don't think your data is accurate. Where did that chart come from? And not all carbs are created equal. From an obesity perspective, 100 kcal of sugar in soda pop appears to be far worse than the same amount of sugar in fruit.

https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqab270

Re:The Disappearance of the Ashtray by rippercushions on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @02:35AM (#34500586)