Anonymous
07/08/2022 18:50
Subject: What in US food supply causes weight gain and inflammation?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:-Our flour is highly processed.
-Our pasta is also highly processed, not made of the same durum wheat as Italian pasta.
-Our soil is extremely depleted of nutrients.
-There's hidden sugars in everything
This except I’m not knowledgeable about the soil issue.
I used to think the fervor about non gmo but as stupid but honestly now I think there may be something to it. And I agree we have more added sugars.
I also always lose weight in Europe. And stuff like pizza that makes me feel gross and bloated here doesn’t do the same here.
OP here. The pizza thing is noticeable for me. When I am there, I eat the Italian-style personal pizza, where you get one personal pizza. That’s a huge amount of pizza! I usually leave a slice or two, and can’t finish, but still, it’s a lot. Here, I feel gross and bloated after just one slice, and I rarely eat pizza as a result. I can’t help but wonder if there is something different in the pizza ingredients.
Anonymous
07/08/2022 18:48
Subject: What in US food supply causes weight gain and inflammation?
Anonymous wrote:Alternative explanation to advance: when you all visit Europe, you’re thrown out of your normal routines. You’re walking more because you’re in a new place, you have to really think about how, when, where to get food. Maybe you skip a meal or a snack here and there because it’s less convenient and comfortable than what’s in your pantry at home. You’re eating less, moving more. Portion sizes are smaller, too. People snack less. It’s not what’s in the food, it’s that the routines are different.
OP here. I used to think this. But in my past three visits, after seeing this pattern over and over, I logged my food and I used a fitness tracker, and I don’t think it’s this. I eat more when I’m in Europe, not less. I eat at more restaurants. I don’t exercise as much. On the face of it, I should gain weight every time I go to Europe, not lose it. But the opposite happens.
Anonymous
07/08/2022 18:34
Subject: What in US food supply causes weight gain and inflammation?
Anonymous wrote:Industrial bread products in the US are forced to rise quickly and contain significantly more added gluten.The flour also contains more gluten to being with.
There is more high fructose corn syrup in everything.
I've heard this as well. The enzymes used in the US cause faster baking of bread.
Anonymous
07/08/2022 18:22
Subject: What in US food supply causes weight gain and inflammation?
Anonymous wrote:Alternative explanation to advance: when you all visit Europe, you’re thrown out of your normal routines. You’re walking more because you’re in a new place, you have to really think about how, when, where to get food. Maybe you skip a meal or a snack here and there because it’s less convenient and comfortable than what’s in your pantry at home. You’re eating less, moving more. Portion sizes are smaller, too. People snack less. It’s not what’s in the food, it’s that the routines are different.
This. If you moved there and established normal life routines, with work stress and evening snacking, you’d likely be right back where you started, and if you weren’t it’d be because you successfully changed your habits.
Anonymous
07/08/2022 18:17
Subject: What in US food supply causes weight gain and inflammation?
The EU doesn’t allow most of the chemical garbage that’s polluting every single processed food we consume. Aren’t we the most sickly western country? Health is not profitable to our grossly corrupted medical system.
The FDA has been in bed with the mega ‘food’ corporatists forever, much like the AMA and big pharma.
The FDA has been in bed with the mega ‘food’ corporatists forever, much like the AMA and big pharma.
Anonymous
07/08/2022 17:58
Subject: What in US food supply causes weight gain and inflammation?
Alternative explanation to advance: when you all visit Europe, you’re thrown out of your normal routines. You’re walking more because you’re in a new place, you have to really think about how, when, where to get food. Maybe you skip a meal or a snack here and there because it’s less convenient and comfortable than what’s in your pantry at home. You’re eating less, moving more. Portion sizes are smaller, too. People snack less. It’s not what’s in the food, it’s that the routines are different.
Anonymous
07/08/2022 17:55
Subject: Re:What in US food supply causes weight gain and inflammation?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This entire thread is full of pseudoscience. Please go back to goop.
What exactly on this thread is "pseudoscience"? You said it, so explain yourself.
There's no evidence that GMOs cause obesity. None.
Americans don't drink more alcohol than other countries.
Our soil is depleted of nutrients? Evidence? Connection to Obesity?
Evidence that processed food causes obesity? Proof?
Pesticides cause inflammation and thus obesity? Proof?
I'll give you that eating lots of sugar probably has som impact. The rest of these reasons are garbage.
Not my job to educate you. You need to educate yourself if you really believe everything you just wrote. You are either a troll, or living under a rock.
Anonymous
07/08/2022 17:46
Subject: What in US food supply causes weight gain and inflammation?
if there were anything to this, you'd think it could easily be studied using exchange student groups as your study population. my personal experiences with those populations don't make me think you'll find much by way of results (the obese students come back just as obese, the thin students come back thin) but it's plenty study-able.
Anonymous
07/08/2022 17:20
Subject: What in US food supply causes weight gain and inflammation?
Anonymous wrote:-Our flour is highly processed.
-Our pasta is also highly processed, not made of the same durum wheat as Italian pasta.
-Our soil is extremely depleted of nutrients.
-There's hidden sugars in everything
This except I’m not knowledgeable about the soil issue.
I used to think the fervor about non gmo but as stupid but honestly now I think there may be something to it. And I agree we have more added sugars.
I also always lose weight in Europe. And stuff like pizza that makes me feel gross and bloated here doesn’t do the same here.
Anonymous
07/08/2022 17:17
Subject: Re:What in US food supply causes weight gain and inflammation?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This entire thread is full of pseudoscience. Please go back to goop.
What exactly on this thread is "pseudoscience"? You said it, so explain yourself.
There's no evidence that GMOs cause obesity. None.
Americans don't drink more alcohol than other countries.
Our soil is depleted of nutrients? Evidence? Connection to Obesity?
Evidence that processed food causes obesity? Proof?
Pesticides cause inflammation and thus obesity? Proof?
I'll give you that eating lots of sugar probably has som impact. The rest of these reasons are garbage.
Anonymous
07/08/2022 17:16
Subject: Re:What in US food supply causes weight gain and inflammation?
I lived in Germany for over a year and came home 5 lbs heavier (on a tall frame so basically the same). I don't think there's a lick of truth to this, no matter how often people say it.
Anonymous
07/08/2022 17:16
Subject: What in US food supply causes weight gain and inflammation?
What on earth are y'all eating here?
Anonymous
07/08/2022 17:12
Subject: Re:What in US food supply causes weight gain and inflammation?
Same. Pre-Covid I went to Turkey and Spain every year. Always lost weight.
Anonymous
07/08/2022 17:10
Subject: Re:What in US food supply causes weight gain and inflammation?
Anonymous wrote:This entire thread is full of pseudoscience. Please go back to goop.
What exactly on this thread is "pseudoscience"? You said it, so explain yourself.
Anonymous
07/08/2022 17:08
Subject: Re:What in US food supply causes weight gain and inflammation?
This entire thread is full of pseudoscience. Please go back to goop.