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A comment on U.S. Sugar consumption trend from 1970-2021. Parent comment
You can note that average male height in the US continued increasing up until the late 1980s.
That points to a general caloric deficit up until roughly 1990--which is roughly where we claim the "obesity epidemic" kicks off.
Also, a graph of sugar doesn't include calroic fillers like "soy protein" which now seems to be in everything.
Fat is estrogenic, and estrogen accelerates growth plate fusion.
I meant bodyfat specifically
You can note that average male height in the US continued increasing up until the late 1980s.
That points to a general caloric deficit up until roughly 1990--which is roughly where we claim the "obesity epidemic" kicks off.
Also, a graph of sugar doesn't include calroic fillers like "soy protein" which now seems to be in everything.