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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You know this is all bunk, right? Not everyone ate crap in the 60's or grew up on it. Health professionals were talking about the perils of cholesterol, salt, sugar THEN. Why do you think people were drinking TAB soda? Not because it tasted good!r[/quote]

Mostly agree with this, but my mom didn't know about high fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated fats and preservatives in the 70's. Eveyone thought margarine was better for you than butter and that eggs and shellfish were evil. About the only crap food my mom allowed was Campbell's soup about once a week, bologna and hot dogs (oh the bologna sandwiches) and fish sticks about twice a month. We never had TV dinners or casseroles make out of soup. In general I think we ate a healthier diet. Portion sizes were way smaller, people weren't always trying to shovel "healthy" snacks down our throats at every turn and people were generally WAY more active. Most kids watched very little TV during the week (and of course there were no computers) and were turned out of the house to play outside on weekends (and I mean basically all weekend) and during the summer. Lots of kids walked or biked to school and everyone had to help with raking leaves, shoveling the driveway and household chores. I do remember adults drinking like fish though - it was kind of Mad Men-esque.[/quote]

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