Originally Posted by latinasojourn

the american diet is created by commercial enterprises to turn a profit.

focus groups do product testing on consumers to find out what TASTES BEST before launching any new product.

and people buy and eat what TASTES GOOD.

and they sit and watch tv while they eat their pringles.

most developing capitalistic countries will soon have the same probs that america has with re: to obesity.

i was in a grocery store in manila recently---lots of new processed snack foods now.

and lo and behold, the flips are getting fatter also.

people need to understand nutrition, exercise, read labels, and only eat for nutrition, not pleasure.