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Precarious finances: 38% of Europeans no longer eat three meals a day (www.euronews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I bet it will make it worst: the cheapest foods are the worst in terms of calories density.

They will get fat but malnourished.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yes, that's what we are already seeing. People always laugh about USA, but regarding overweight and Diabetes Type 2 we are on a fast track to get even with them. And when politicians want to intervene the sugar lobby fights back really hard. (Here in Germany they came with the argument that a ban on advertising for Sweets would interfere with the freedom of speech 🤦‍♂️)

[–] [email protected] -2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

How will eating 3 junky meals be better than eating 2 of them?

Seems there's a lot of latent anxiety about fat-shaming in this thread. Being fat is unhealthy, end of story.