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Old 03-06-2012, 07:51 PM   #11 (permalink)
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I'm going to go with... comparative advantage is highlighted in agricultural, especially in temperate climates.

That being said, if you're eating fast food - or at any restaurant for that matter - does it being local really ****ing matter?
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Old 03-06-2012, 08:00 PM   #12 (permalink)
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I'm going to go with... comparative advantage is highlighted in agricultural, especially in temperate climates.

That being said, if you're eating fast food - or at any restaurant for that matter - does it being local really ****ing matter?
Why wouldn't it? It would sure make eating out a lot healthier for the people who have to do it often.
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Old 03-06-2012, 08:09 PM   #13 (permalink)
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And you're helping to support your local farmers, which is always a very good thing. It's also just nice to know where your food is coming from. In my case I could probably even name the farmer that grew it.
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Old 03-06-2012, 08:15 PM   #14 (permalink)
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In an effort to help this thread out- would you be willing to write some reasons as to why industrialized dairy farming is bad? If there are any.
Call me cynical but it sounds like you want HHBH to do your homework?
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Old 03-06-2012, 08:33 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Call me cynical but it sounds like you want HHBH to do your homework?
It's not cynical, I did. His response was lengthy and articulate, as I had hoped when reaching out to him to like that. It's about bouncing idea's back and forth, this is what serious intellectuals do.

It's a learning community for all of us to share.

As for the local fast food restaurants, I don't know if local ingredients would even make that much of a difference healthwise, as much as i hate to say it. It's the actual meals themselves, french fries, hamburgers, crunchwrap supremes, big macs, chicken nuggets.......ah salivating so much
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That seems logical at first, but what I've found is that even if the meals are prepared fried (and nobody said you can't just fry in peanut oil, healthy and delicious ), the ingredients make all the difference. Or at least much of the difference, portion is another big part of it. Although then again, with better ingredients less food is actually required to feel satisfied.

A lot of my points are anecdotal but I do recall research into this very subject I'll try to dig up. Ever wonder why the French stay so skinny with all that buttery pastry goodness?
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Old 03-06-2012, 09:13 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Yeah , but the french probably exercise a lot more. I imagine they bike/walk to places a lot. They also allow for longer meals during the workday, allowing time for healthier meals. Pastries are better than a constant intake of meat which is the American culture.

So many variables.

I'd also say that the French are probably having a large increase in their obese population as well.

But your totally right about feeling satisfied with less food if it's actual nutrition.
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A lot of my points are anecdotal but I do recall research into this very subject I'll try to dig up. Ever wonder why the French stay so skinny with all that buttery pastry goodness?
Eh? If it has to do with how fresh the food is, why are obesity rates higher amongst rural denizens than those who live in cities? LINK

You have to take into account how urban planning (or lack thereof) and the incidental exercise people get in the course of a day effects obesity. It may sound silly, but if you literally have to drive everywhere, you're missing out on a lot of exercise, especially in winter months.


Now... not to get controversial.... but would anyone want to wager whether there's a correlation between below-average IQs and Obesity?
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Eh?
Every time I see you say this, I picture this:



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Now... not to get controversial.... but would anyone want to wager whether there's a correlation between below-average IQs and Obesity?
I could see there being one, but I wouldn't know why though. I know fat can effect the brain in a lot of interesting ways. Some bad (addiction), some good (treating epilepsy).
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