[lbo-talk] 300 Pounds of Joy (Was Re: 4 July - Help me Think)

[Matt]

On Mon, Jul 09, 2007 at 08:56:27AM -0700, Mike Ballard wrote:
> Jerry, Doug all,
>
> Apparently the obesity epidemic has a hell of lot to do with *fructose
> additives* which have been put into many, many commodified foods since their
> invention in Japan about 25 years ago.  These additives block

[...]

For a book on this aspect with a healthy dose of materialist analysis
I recommend:

   http://www.amazon.com/Fat-Land-Americans-Became-Fattest/dp/0618164723

Matt

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Trillian did a little research in the ship's copy of
THHGTTG.  It had some advice to offer on drunkenness.
"Go to it", it said, "and good luck."  It was 
cross-referenced to the entry concerning the size of the
Universe and ways of coping with that.

     -THHGTTG