Comments on: Extreme eating, at home and abroad http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/11/27/extreme-eating-at-home-and-abroad/ By Dan Kennedy • The press, politics, technology, culture and other passions Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:09:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan Kennedy http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/11/27/extreme-eating-at-home-and-abroad/comment-page-1/#comment-52029 Dan Kennedy Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:41:17 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/?p=6709#comment-52029 Esther — you're right. That burger does look pretty disgusting. Believe me, it looked worse watching some moron trying to scarf it down. Esther — you’re right. That burger does look pretty disgusting. Believe me, it looked worse watching some moron trying to scarf it down.

]]> By: Newshound http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/11/27/extreme-eating-at-home-and-abroad/comment-page-1/#comment-51979 Newshound Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:47:00 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/?p=6709#comment-51979 Esther - agree! Esther – agree!

]]> By: Esther http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/11/27/extreme-eating-at-home-and-abroad/comment-page-1/#comment-51961 Esther Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:53:31 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/?p=6709#comment-51961 That double burger and fries doesn't even look very appetizing. That double burger and fries doesn’t even look very appetizing.

]]> By: Newshound http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/11/27/extreme-eating-at-home-and-abroad/comment-page-1/#comment-51959 Newshound Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:18:01 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/?p=6709#comment-51959 Pilgrims and Puritans drank a lot of very dark beer and ate heavily salted food - the salt used for preservative. If they didn't have weight problems they often had health problems. However, first born to have descendants, daughter of Priscilla and John Alden, lived into her 90s. Pilgrims and Puritans drank a lot of very dark beer and ate heavily salted food – the salt used for preservative. If they didn’t have weight problems they often had health problems.

However, first born to have descendants, daughter of Priscilla and John Alden, lived into her 90s.

]]> By: O'R1on http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/11/27/extreme-eating-at-home-and-abroad/comment-page-1/#comment-51954 O'R1on Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:03:02 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/?p=6709#comment-51954 According to slightly dated CDC stats,<i><b> Red States </i></b> register 14/15 for highest percentage of obesity. They also have the distinction of the ten highest divorce rates and 15 highest death-buy-gunshot rates. (Nat.Cen.for Health Stats)! According to slightly dated CDC stats, Red States register 14/15 for highest percentage of obesity.
They also have the distinction of the ten highest divorce rates and 15 highest death-buy-gunshot rates. (Nat.Cen.for Health Stats)!

]]> By: BillH http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/11/27/extreme-eating-at-home-and-abroad/comment-page-1/#comment-51951 BillH Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:40:23 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/?p=6709#comment-51951 What a pity that the Travel Channel, which started out with interesting, sometimes educational programs on far away places, has devolved into a National Enquirer-like repository of bug-eaters, weird foodies, and "fattest this-or-that" episodes. Too bad. What a pity that the Travel Channel, which started out with interesting, sometimes educational programs on far away places, has devolved into a National Enquirer-like repository of bug-eaters, weird foodies, and “fattest this-or-that” episodes. Too bad.

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