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by forgottenpaswrd 4503 days ago
Well, this is not news at all. Americans used to consume 8 kilos of butter a year 40 years ago and lots of other fats too.

Now they consume much less fat(but low quality like palm oil), much more sugar, and they are terribly overweight.

People also consume much less fresh products thanks to the refrigerator. Some things will taste similar but carry 10% or less enzymes and vitamins than the fresh thing right after recollection.

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Americans also used to use a larger proportion of the workday to do physical labor, walked more, and didn't use computers, among other things that have changed over the past 40 years.