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by kingcharles 1690 days ago
Living in jail opened my eyes to how little food a human actually needs to survive and how insane the eating habits of a typical Westerner, in particular, actually are.

In jail the biggest complaints from everyone were how small the portions of food were, but the calories were actually more than anyone needed, it was just that society had programmed everyone to believe they needed a certain quantity, rather than quality, of food every day.