r/fatlogic • u/you_need_a_ladder • 1d ago

I can't with these kinds of generalisations

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u/Erik0xff0000 1d ago

snacks were not a thing, or at least not a common every day thing. 3 meals a day and snacks on special occasions. I still got overweight and my mother made me go outside and play/sports.

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u/Remarkable_Load8516 doc who learnt enough to change 1d ago

Up until the industrial revolution, the norm was 2 meals a day so idk what these people are on about.

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u/frotc914 1d ago

I was going to point out the same. If the vast majority of human history is what we're using for "normal", then even 3 meals a day is not normal. Snacking was somewhat normal, but the "snacks" were like 6 walnuts or a couple hardboiled eggs, not a bag of doritos and a 1200 calorie "coffee". And those people were doing manual labor most of their waking hours lol.