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1. I think that might be because the Europeans don’ …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		kiss my left behind Sun Nov 30, 2025
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2. Interestingly, I see no mention of cable tv and …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		radical simplicity Sun Nov 30, 2025
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3. Trump is first and foremost a profoundly lazy in …
from The Billion-Dollar Autopen Tantrum 		JustinQ78 Sun Nov 30, 2025
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4. My sister did. She started smoking and drinking …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		CaptainDunsel Sun Nov 30, 2025
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5. flavor enhancers and MSGs to keep you eating mor …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		justlooking Sun Nov 30, 2025
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6. If I remember correctly the average weight of an …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		Churchill Sun Nov 30, 2025
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7. To me, this is just deranged drumpf talking thro …
from The Billion-Dollar Autopen Tantrum 		agnessue Sun Nov 30, 2025
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8. We also normalized obesity in general and throug …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		TomieKawakami2317 Sun Nov 30, 2025
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9. i have been told it is harder to quit than heroi …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		leftangler Sun Nov 30, 2025
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10. I was the only non-smoker in my childhood househ …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		Getting1 Sun Nov 30, 2025
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11. Microwave ovens became common and scratch cookin …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		A Pagan in Arizona Sun Nov 30, 2025
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12. started cleaning one of my bike up today.  …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		two swords Sun Nov 30, 2025
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13. We starting walking when my husband was laid off …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		Getting1 Sun Nov 30, 2025
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14. Eat less.  Exercise more.  That’s alwa …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		maynardgkrebs45 Sun Nov 30, 2025
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15. Rump also used the auto-pen, as well as other pr …
from The Billion-Dollar Autopen Tantrum 		bconey Sun Nov 30, 2025
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16. Reminds me of a Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle story. Except …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		ohiolibrarian Sun Nov 30, 2025
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17. That applies to fresh fruit and veggies, but thi …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		ohiolibrarian Sun Nov 30, 2025
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18. This more or less describes my '80s experience. …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		isthisnametaken Sun Nov 30, 2025
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19. when these diets come up, I remind them that cav …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		openvision Sun Nov 30, 2025
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20. Bingo. They want to delegitamate as much of Bide …
from The Billion-Dollar Autopen Tantrum 		BeadLady Sun Nov 30, 2025
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21. Well, the 'that's cheating' attitude is explaina …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		ledretter Yad Sun Nov 30, 2025
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22. In 1977, the McGovern Committee told Americ …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		DrBoomer Sun Nov 30, 2025
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23. True, but they buy what the they are offered. Fo …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		PrisonerNumberSix Sun Nov 30, 2025
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24. Colorectal cancer.  (I had to look it up to …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		CanadianKitty Sun Nov 30, 2025
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25. I seem to remember Ancel Keyes, who was on the c …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		lisacitak Sun Nov 30, 2025
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26. my mother was not much of a variety cook… she co …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		karmsysback Sun Nov 30, 2025
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27. My experience in Europe and elsewhere, is food i …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		BillR1 Sun Nov 30, 2025
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28. What is CRC?  I wish we could spell out abb …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		isthisnametaken Sun Nov 30, 2025
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29. You know the ground-zero of this weight explosio …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		karmsysback Sun Nov 30, 2025
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30. I have to add one thing, you are correct that if …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		daphdavis Sun Nov 30, 2025
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31. Excellent item. Gives a good feel for what went …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		Ironwoodedward Sun Nov 30, 2025
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32. It is really something, how much eating practice …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		manamana Sun Nov 30, 2025
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33. Spanco may be referring to "artificial sweetener …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		isthisnametaken Sun Nov 30, 2025
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34. Thanks. Very good observation. …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		Gonzodon Sun Nov 30, 2025
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35. Both of my parents worked about 25 minutes from …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		bluewabash Sun Nov 30, 2025
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36. but the 1980s added new reasons to sit still. …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		manamana Sun Nov 30, 2025
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37. I have to disagree with you on this. That’s the …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		daphdavis Sun Nov 30, 2025
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38. […] but apparently you can’t edit your posted co …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		ledretter Yad Sun Nov 30, 2025
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39. Thanks for these observations; I think you are r …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		Gonzodon Sun Nov 30, 2025
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40. We almost entirely only use the smaller siz …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		daphdavis Sun Nov 30, 2025
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41. Chef AJ,  and now my fam, start with a …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		High Yield Sun Nov 30, 2025
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42. No, none of us smokes---not even the Marine who …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		Mercy Ormont Sun Nov 30, 2025
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43. Corn syrup, that is HFCS, still contains fructos …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		PMatPAlibdem Sun Nov 30, 2025
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44. The reason grain is subsidized and not fruits an …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		compasswallah Sun Nov 30, 2025
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45. Good grief, there’s no reason for food in a croc …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		Mercy Ormont Sun Nov 30, 2025
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46. There was some kind of sea change in the late 19 …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		YellowDogBlue Sun Nov 30, 2025
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47. Basically, the pancreas doesn’t recognize HFCS a …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		sageblue Sun Nov 30, 2025
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48. My cousin (born in 1941) lived in Brooklyn.  …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		Mercy Ormont Sun Nov 30, 2025
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49. and none of us smoked as adults either… of …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		mamajo2k Sun Nov 30, 2025
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50. LOL… we all went outside to get away from t …
from Why Did Americans Suddenly Get Fat in the 1980s? 		mamajo2k Sun Nov 30, 2025
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