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What are we eating?

Have you ever wondered why we gain in weight, even if we "EAT HEALTHY"? Or better yet we think we eat healthy food. I was born and raised in Germany. I remember when I was a kid, I found this American vending machine (on a military base) full of chips and candy. I have never seen anything like this before. The colors were bright and the package looked appealing to the eye. I ran to the bank and exchanged my German change to some quarters. Me and my friends were so excited. I was introduced to products with over dose on sugar, packed with sodium, with lots of artificial flavor and many ingredients I can't pronounce... And it tasted so gooooood! Immediately I thought German (European) snacks are plain. Little did I know, what I thought taste good would only hurt my body. When I moved the the US, I quickly gained some weight. I didn't really eat much more then before. I remember trying to figure out the nutrition facts and thinking to myself, this product is not so bad, ...