| RavenBlog |
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| Comments on Friday 23 November 2001: |
| And another question about America answered, thanks to a sharp hypothesis and a confirming google-search. The answered question is "Why is the average American fatter than the average (pretty much any other country) person?" While I had originally assumed it was a cultural difference (eating being strongly encouraged here), I now have an additional culprit. Here's how. A question: Why is lactose in so many American food products? Observation 1: It doesn't improve taste or consistency. Observation 2: It isn't a preservative. Subtle Observation: It causes a nasty aftertaste. Hypothesis: Nasty aftertaste is a deliberate effect to make you eat more. Experiment courtesy of Google; Lactose in pig feed. Whether it's the nasty aftertaste or not, lactose apparently does make you eat more, and gain weight. Also, I enjoy the irony of using an experiment on pigs as my reference. [04:45] |
| Eperdu |
| Very interesting. And not at all surprising. Helps keep the great American public quietly reliant on dairy/meat too. |