how we became a society of gluttonous junk food addicts


	how we became a society of gluttonous junk food addicts

djenne

8-6-2009 3:07 PM

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junk food addictions, us food supply

djenne says:

sigh... i too have some of these addictions.

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8-6-2009 10:45 PM

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[puts down Big Mac to type] Me too!

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