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- Ultra-processed foods fatten muscles even if not eaten in large amounts: study https://www.ft.com/content/cf5a2dbe-84b1-4479-b772-f2951d7cb28d 2 comments
- The world's most fattening food (deep fried butter and more) http://theincidentaleconomist.com/wordpress/where-will-it-end-b-o-r-a/ 9 comments
- As Workers Strike Against Low Wages, Fast-Food CEOs Fatten Pockets with Taxpayer-Subsidized Pay http://www.democracynow.org/2013/12/5/as_workers_strike_against_low_wages 5 comments politics
- What Is The Most Fattening Food? How serendipity uncovered a case of research fraud and the cause of obesity https://tuckergoodrich.substack.com/p/what-is-the-most-fattening-food 45 comments truereddit
- Several large nations consider levies on sweetened food and drinks to battle obesity and fatten government coffers. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-sugar-tax-drinks-iduskcn0vh1d5 77 comments worldnews
- Jalebi among 10 most fattening foods in the world? http://www.mid-day.com/articles/jalebi-among-10-most-fattening-foods-in-the-world/15220065 4 comments india
- Education 'protects' poor women from fattening effects of rising wealth: Obesity levels among women in low- and middle-income countries rise with wealth, as they purchase more energy-dense foods; but a new study suggests that more educated consumers make better food choices that mitigate this effect http://www.sciencenewsline.com/articles/2014030808390007.html 4 comments science
- In 1729, Johnathan Swift published a satirical essay entitled "A Modest Proposal" in which he suggests fattening up impoverished Irish children to be sold as food to rich land-owners to ease economic trouble. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/a_modest_proposal 31 comments history
- "The reason the poor people are obese is because the unhealthiest, most fattening, and some of the most allergen producing foods are the cheapest." http://www.gatesofhorn.com/blog/do_you_see_the_size_of_these_people 236 comments reddit.com
- Imagine a meat company that bred rats, fattened them on trash, ground them into chuck, then sold it all as grade-A ground beef to McDonald’s, right under the noses of the USDA: this is exactly the same thing, only with debt instead of food. We’re eating it, they’re counting the money. http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/06/18/the-greatest-non-apology-of-all-time/ 9 comments reddit.com
- The truth is that anything is fattening if you eat more of it than you body needs. Even lettuce can be stored as fat. Any food or drink which contains calories can be stored as body fat if it causes your blood sugar levels to exceed what the body needs at that time. http://buyvoa.com/health-fitness/weight-loss/weight-loss-myths/ 11 comments reddit.com
- Top 5 Most Fattening Thanksgiving Foods (3 Days Away) http://askthetrainer.com/top-5-most-fattening-thanksgiving-foods.html 2 comments reddit.com
- 20 worst (fattening) foods in America http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21838237 3 comments reddit.com
- 66% of Americans are overweight. Almost one third are obese. Report reveals the US government's deliberate policy of pushing unhealthy and fattening foods on the American population. http://www.signs-of-the-times.org/articles/show/139266-fattening+up+america 14 comments reddit.com
- "It is becoming clear that the apparently contradictory phenomena of hunger and obesity are flip sides of the same coin; a food system in which filling but fattening foods are inexpensive, and nutritious foods are beyond the reach of many." http://foodandsocietyfellows.org/digest/article/hunger-and-obesity-two-sides-same-coin 15 comments reddit.com