No food is bad for you

OP should try to subsist on a diet of 2000 calories of nothing but seaweed every day to test this theory that all food is equal in terms of nutritional value, so long as it's eaten in moderation

Op not a nutritionist, or capable of rational thought.

Completely normal for an op on iin.

While I agree with the fact that you don't necessarily have to eliminate entire food groups or foods (barring allergies or certain health conditions), there are definitely foods that are much worse for your body than others. Eating them in moderation is totally fine, but with some foods, that would mean eating very little of them or eating them very rarely. All foods are definitely not created equal.

The problem with a lot of these foods, as Ligeia mentioned, is that they are very addictive and many people do have trouble with moderating them due to this. Many people also have trouble self-governing in general, so having the discipline to control their portions or make an indulgent comfort food an occasional treat rather than a regular thing is a big issue.

I also think many of the "convenience" foods and fast foods that are loaded with sodium and/or sugar do not help matters any re: obesity. Will one of these every once in awhile make you blow up like a balloon or instantly create health issues in an otherwise healthy individual? No, but it's hard to moderate sodium and/or sugar while eating these (unless it is a once in a while treat, but is still an overload for the day and makes you feel like crap), as they normally have a large amount in the first place. It isn't uncommon for one fast food meal to have more than the recommended amount of sodium for the entire day.

I've got a feeling OP is one of those "slim-obese" people who weighs 260 pounds but because they can still barely squeeze themselves into a 2XL shirt they insist that they're in shape. The "ESPECIALLY disgusting" women OP is referring to are most likely women who have any semblance of a belly when bending over or sitting down

People with celiac disease literally can't eat gluten but thank you Dr. RandomPersonOnInternet

Some of those foods you mentioned are literally manufactured to be addictive. Food addiction exists. That can be a cause — NOT an excuse — for obesity. And yes we should be encouraging people to eliminate certain types of food from the diet if those are the foods contributing to that individual's overeating

Well maybe I don't find fat MEN attractive

Hmmm....knucklehead

What other people eat and how they manage their self image is nothing to do with me, I can’t get onboard with the outrage, disgust or contempt towards that

The problem is that much of what is considered food these days is in reality a "food like substance" that contains all kinds of gunk not in real food.

People where much healthier when they started with meat, vegetables, various fats with a few spices and prepared their meals at home or in a restaurant.

Of course, such food does not keep well and is not suitable for packing and distributing to stores such that its actually consumed a month or more after it being prepared.

You want to eat healthy. 1st thing is to virtually eliminate all the modern food-like items (or modified foods) sold in the grocery store. Just buy basic commodities and cook from scratch.

Also Ice Cream consist of real dairy milk/cream/butter, sugar (or maple syrup) and may have salt and a flavoring (real vanilla is an example). Everything else is a cheaper substitute that rarely is healthy for you. You can find real ice cream - but its expensive compared to the food-like version with 6-15 different non-food ingredients in them. Note there is no natural corn syrup. Corn syrup is a totally man-made substance that the body does not handle well.

Yes, some food are bad for you.

Saturated fat is very good for you. If you quit listening to the "experts" and cut out all carbs you'll be shocked by how much weight you lose even if you eat the same calories. People are fat because they eat so much carbs like bread and cokes and even fruits. Carbs break down in the body just like sugar and sugar is also converted into LDL cholesterol.

According to some of my nosy coworkers everything is bad for you. If You're eating in the breakroom, they'll plop next to you and blabber on about how what you're eating is bad and what substitute you can eat instead. A cheeseburger? Bad. Eat a veggie burger. Chocolate milk? Bad. Drink rice milk instead. Chocolate pudding? Bad. Eat oats instead.
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Damn, I hate them all. I don't even eat in the breakroom half the time anymore.

So basically, you're a hateful prejudiced fatphobe?

Agreed; it's probably perfectly fine to drink or even heavily consume so-called, oh-so-dangerous "chemicals" (just a fake synonym for "snack" that the government and fat people made up to keep us away from the good shit). They took the word from "chemistry" in the 1500s and we all know chemistry is really just a form of black magic, the _worst_ kind of magic.

We should both start drinking bleach. I bet it just kills harmful parasites, if any fucking thing. Do your own research, sheeple.

Who hurt you?

This is why I eat nothing but shrooms all day. Mushrooms are food after all.

I mean hes right. No food unless inedible is completely bad.

Moderation that's what peoples problem are.

I've taken steps to decrease my gluttony. Got those boxes with single servings of chips. I dont trust myself to open a big bag of chips to not eat the entire thing.

I agree, it's not the food, it's you, you can eat junk food if you want, but you should also eat healthy food, not to lose weight but to live longer, besides that my stomach's small, I can't fit that much food in it, my stomach would burst then I would have to go to the hospital, this never happened but the insides burst in people, the outside doesn't burst, what do you think happens when a goose overeats? It will hurt in the long run.

Is this Hansberger?

Lol. I’m definitely telling people the devil made fat from now on.

If you have a few extra pounds they may think they are being helpful, (surprise, people you're not helping).

Perfect answer for people like that. Just tell them what you eat doesn't matter, because as soon as you're done eating you are going in the bathroom, stick your finger down your throat and throw it all back up anyway. So FO!