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The population is obese because they eat too many calories and they will not stop. Arbitrarily banning foods because they are not "normal" doesn't prevent this. Butter is OK, cream is OK, sugar is OK. When sugar takes a slightly different form it's "not normal" so banning it will make everyone thin again.


Except a lot of evidence suggests that the foods we eat nowadays cause more weight gain than before industrialization.

Two people can eat the same number of calories, but if one of them is slamming UPFs they will gain more weight.

Additionally, UPFs do not satiate hunger like more natural foods. Meaning people can eat more UPFs than more natural foods before feeling full.

There are absolutely industrial ingredients we should be banning in the US that other countries have rightfully banned.




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