Word: fatted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...weight and physique. Societal chauvinism is inevitable and such a discussion would require at the very least its own editorial. But in the U.S., maintaining a low weight is not merely a social pressure, but a piece of medical advice. Doctors and nutritionists alike emphasize the importance of reducing fat and cholesterol so as to lessen the risk of heart attack, diabetes and other unhealthy conditions. The reality of these findings is that both men and women are caught up in the "fat-free"--or the less grueling "low-fat"--obsession...
...remember when yellow invaded the Entenmann's box, the badge of fat-freedom. First, it was merely the oatmeal raisin cookies and the chocolate fudge brownie cookies. Now, all sorts of different cakes and pies can be found with the yellow label. Fat-free then spread like an aggressive virus. From cookies to cottage cheese, to yogurt, to cream cheese, sour cream, to mayonnaise. Do they still make the navy-labeled Hellmann...
...must question the happiness, stability and sanity of an individual who still orders these dishes--each being nothing short of a death wish. Given the choice between regular, lite or fat-free cream cheese, do you ever hear anyone answer, "The regular please, my arteries are a bit more unclogged than I normally like them...
...course, I am slightly overstating the case. Many Americans still eat an excessive amount of greasy, fried foods. But the more restaurants include "lite" sections on their menus and the more low-fat and fat-free products become available, the more we grow sensitive to, if not obsessed with this latest fitness trend...
...Where have all the teenage gearheads gone? The Web. Nintendo. The Cineplex Odeon. "It's awful, a terrible habit!" says one of Holy Fire's 21st century Gen Xers. "Reading is so bad for you, it destroys your eyes and hurts your posture and makes you fat." How ironic: the gravest threat to science-fiction literature's future is precisely the future its authors predicted...