Originally Posted by Zei

Why do they always think "fresh fruits and vegetables" are going to cure obesity (and virtually every other malady on the face of the planet)? I'm doubtful humans are designed to ram down all that five to nine servings of the stuff per day. After all, you couldn't eat that much of the stuff before the days of refrigeration, freezing and canning because it went out of season, so why is it suddenly the human cure-all now? I think eating too much fruit would make me GAIN weight.