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Originally Posted by MrChip72
Americans are among the heaviest due to High Fructose corn syrup being in almost EVERYTHING. Outside of the US even many of the exact same branded products will not contain HFCS as health regulations will not allow it. Canadians have almost identical diets to the US and the obesity rate is significantly lower. Same for the UK.
Every country except the US doesn't have a Corn lobby forcing corn to be used as a sweetener and to make ethanol for no logical reason.
Australia is known to have larger meal portions than the US in general and their obesity rate is over 30% less.
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If someone consistently eats a processed food diet, corn syrup is not their only problem.
A no carb or low carb diet works because one is consuming less calories each day as compared to what was consumed before dieting.
I can start a fad diet that allows you to eat a candy bar, twice a day, and people will lose weight. Not because candy bars are a miracle food. Loss of weight would occur because the person on the diet is consuming fewer calories. Less food (calories) consumed daily is the ONLY reason fad diets work.
There is one incredible miracle that fad diets create. The person(s) or company pushing the diet earns millions of dollars each year. The potential to become rich is the reason fad diets are created.