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Default 13 Banned Foods Still Allowed in the U.S.

On Wednesday, January 16, 2013 2:33:31 PM UTC-6, Jeßus wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Jan 2013 06:30:48 -0800, sf > wrote:
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> >http://www.shape.com/blogs/shape-you...ill-allowed-us

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> >After all these years, I still haven't figured out why people buy

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> >bleached flour when it bleaches all by itself over time.

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> "Why the U.S. Allows It: We eat with our eyes. “Recent studies have
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> shown that when food manufacturers left foods in their natural, often
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> beige-like color instead of coloring them with these chemical agents,
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> individuals thought they tasted bland and ate less, even when the
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> recipe wasn't altered,”
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> I find this baffling... are people really this stupid?
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Yes. Look at all the folks who post here who defend trans fats.

--Bryan