Re: 1940/50s diet

"Enrico C" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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On 4 Jun 2005 09:02:18 -0700, Tipster wrote in
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If we rationed meat, sugar, fat (butter/vegetable oil) and fish would
we be able to reduce the obesity problem?

I've heard that people in the 1940s and 50s were healthier (overall)
partly due to the restricted consumption of

fat
sugar
meat/fish

And much more physical work.

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Enrico C

I suppose it would work.

At least in England, I've heard that people were "healthier" as a
whole. I dont know what "healthier" exactly means but I guess there
were fewer obese people back then, right?

I

"Tipster" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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At least in England, I've heard that people were "healthier" as a
whole. I dont know what "healthier" exactly means but I guess there
were fewer obese people back then, right?

Certainly.
After that everything went overboard since people ate all they could afford.
Meat was something you ate once a week or on special occasions.. now people
it it every single day.
Same goes for sweets etc.

I wouldn't go as far as saying that they lived longer though.. I think that
really can't be estimated since the parameters were so different from today.
But there sure were less obese people around.

Tipster said:

At least in England, I've heard that people were "healthier" as a
whole. I dont know what "healthier" exactly means but I guess there
were fewer obese people back then, right?

Got less heart attacks. That's all that counts.