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Dev
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df1983
Joined: 15 Aug 2009
Location: Pyongtaek, Korea
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 Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 2:23 pm Post subject: King Corn |
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| There is actually a really good documentary about this called King Corn. You can get it at a Blockbuster (in the States). You can also rent it on the Itunes store. |
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flakfizer
Joined: 12 Nov 2004
Location: scaling the Cliffs of Insanity with a frayed rope.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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| I thought this was going to be a thread about annoying questions Korean kids ask. Teacher, why Americans are fat? Why American cows are sick? Why your arm has hair? |
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df1983
Joined: 15 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 2:24 pm Post subject: oops |
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| oops... I didn't see that your link is to that very movie. |
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Forward Observer
Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Location: FOB Gloria
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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"one soda a day almost doubles your chance of getting type 2 diabetes"
I'll never have another soda again. |
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Sector7G
Joined: 24 May 2008
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Forward Observer wrote: |
"one soda a day almost doubles your chance of getting type 2 diabetes"
I'll never have another soda again. |
Yeah, that is what I had heard is also the number one cause in the increase of obesity in U.S. over last 40 years. This corn things sounds interesting though. |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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Load of crap.
Biased.
There is an agenda.
I leave it to you to figure it out.
Exits thread. |
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Hyeon Een
Joined: 24 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Forward Observer wrote: |
"one soda a day almost doubles your chance of getting type 2 diabetes"
I'll never have another soda again. |
Does Pocari Sweat count as soda? I'm drinking a lot of that these days.. |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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| bassexpander wrote: |
Load of crap.
Biased.
There is an agenda.
I leave it to you to figure it out.
Exits thread. |
I've seen the movie. I liked it. But I'd like to know what you think of it. |
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kg2095
Joined: 23 May 2009
Location: Hwaseong City
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:48 pm Post subject: Re: Why Americans are Fat. Why American cows are sick... |
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I'm not so sure about that. The obesity epidemic has certainly spread to Australia in a big way and I believe also the UK.
But the only things in Australia and the UK that contain corn is corn. Cane sugar is used instead of High Fructose Corn Syrup. But still we are getting fatter and fatter. |
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roknroll
Joined: 29 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 10:12 pm Post subject: Re: Why Americans are Fat. Why American cows are sick... |
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Not on pizzas though, right? |
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Dude Ranch
Joined: 04 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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I watched it and enjoyed it, thanks for posting
Another good food documentary is Fat Head, which refutes alot of what was claimed in Super Size Me
can be found on bit torrent |
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captain kirk
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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| bassexpander wrote: |
Load of crap.
Biased.
There is an agenda.
I leave it to you to figure it out.
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How annoying.
And your thoughts are what, exactly? |
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roknroll
Joined: 29 Dec 2007
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| Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 12:06 am Post subject: |
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| captain kirk wrote: |
| bassexpander wrote: |
Load of crap.
Biased.
There is an agenda.
I leave it to you to figure it out.
Exits thread. |
How annoying.
And your thoughts are what, exactly? |
So, you're calling the kettle black?
Is the subsidization for corn in the US to make up for the shortfall created by its use in biofuels (and hence rising cost of corn)??
Think it's fair to say sugars from whatever source are used too much. Kids sitting around playing videos games, sucking back umpteen gallons of colas/carbonated bevs, snacking on mega trans fat products and generally eating too many processed foods are going to get friggen fat! |
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bixlerscott
Joined: 27 Sep 2006
Location: Near Wonju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 12:54 am Post subject: |
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| It's the corn!? I thought it was growth hormones to yield more weight on the hoof inadvertantly going up the food chain. OK, it's in the corn based feed. Something is definitely badly wrong with the food back home and we know it has to do with corporate agriculture altering it to maximize yield for profits, but with huge supply, the prices stayed low allowing people to eat too much. Omaha we have an eating too much corn problem. |
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