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How do we solve the obesity crisis? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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According to some sources, at least 1 in 8 of the world population is classified as ‘obese’. Since nobody in any government seems to have thought up a working solution, what do you believe can be done to solve the epidemic?

the alleged definition of obesity

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[–] 0 points 3 days ago* (2 children)

I like red delicious apples. I like all varieties of apples. The hate comes from familiarity and snobbery. It's like coffee, cigars, and wine--marketing and price is the only real difference. One isn't worse than the other, we're just taught that. Every variety of apple can become mealy if left tool long, but people associate that with RD because that's the apple they had as kids and sometimes they were mealy, and kids are very sensitive to differences in their food.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 days ago

    Nah, the hate for Red Delicious comes from the fact that they've been bred to look good and have a long shelf life instead of having good flavor. They used to taste better, but due to the industrialization of farming, orchards were paid more for better looking apples. Eventually, the cultivar developed into the modern Red Delicious, which has a thick skin and starchy texture that resists bruising during machine handling.

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