[ExI] covid lies

[Anton Sherwood]

On 2021-9-28 09:32, BillK via extropy-chat wrote:
> I thought people drink skimmed milk because it has less than half the
> calories of full fat milk, so skimmed milk can help a weight loss
> diet.

When I was a kid we bought powdered milk and reconstituted it with 
tapwater.  Fat-free, I assume because fat would have spoiled.

My sister continued to prefer nonfat milk because she's accustomed to 
it; likewise margarine over butter.  I don't know if that's still true.

> Some reports have claimed that skimmed milk feels less filling so
> encourages people to eat more and thus not lose any weight. To me,
> this ignores the very human reaction of 'fewer calories means I can
> reward myself and have a cake and chocolate biscuits'. There is always
> someone in the office ordering lunch of a Whopper burger and a Diet
> Coke.  :)

I assume there's not much *simple* sugar in a Whopper.

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