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Why is the US currently obsessed with protein? (feddit.org)
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Every food commercial, advertisement, and packaging in the US is currently protein obsessed. I just bought 3 burritos, and the most noticeable thing on the entire package is its protein content. TV commercials about waffles are advertising that they have X amount of protein per serving. The products in my jobsite's vending machine have protein all over every package.

Did America have a protein thing recently?

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[–] 11 points 4 days ago (3 children)

It’s a weird obsession because people are trying to eat significantly more than they need.

People misunderstood grams per kilogram and just switched it to grams per pound without actually converting units

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  • [–] 2 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    People eat more than they need because modern society makes it incredibly easy to, and we're removed from the survival conditions that made high-energy foods so attractive to us in the first place. The American lifestyle is particularly bad in this regard, with our car-dependent cities, sedentary lifestyles, abundance of cheap, calorie-dense food, and food companies that spend heavily on advertising and lobby politicians to keep regulations and labeling requirements favorable to them.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    The “people are trying to eat significantly more than they need” was referring to protein

    As in people are drinking 300 calorie protein shakes when they aren’t hungry so they can hit their “protein target”

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  • [–] -1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

    Americans eat too much everything. Protein won't fix that.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 days ago

    That is a completely retarded statement. Protein is exactly what will fix that. it keeps you much more sated than carbs and sugar, and unless you track it, you probably aren't eating enough of it.

    You assholes call us fat, then say shit like this.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 days ago*

    Actually one of the biggest problems that Americans and Europeans have when it comes to obesity is high carb diets. Compared to carbohydrates, protein helps keep you feeling fuller, longer. So higher protein diets would absolutely have an impact on fixing that problem.

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