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		bproper on May 20, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why do people resist the idea that carbs are worse... We are predisposed by our Victorian ancestors to assume that anything which gives us great pleasure must also be bad for us. Hence fat is believed to be worse than carbs.

terio on May 20, 2011 [–]

Following that logic, people with different tastes would conclude that carbs are worse than fat.

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