5 Responses

1. jessica_t

   January 4th, 2009 at 12:33 pm

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   because the sites like allrecipes.com, etc. sold there ad space to weight loss companies and the reason these companies want to advertise on the recipe sites is because they figure people looking for recipes eat and if they eat they could be trying to eat healthy and if they are trying to eat healthy then maybe they are a potential customer of theirs.

2. lara_tas

   January 5th, 2009 at 1:44 pm

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   Good question, you would think that a better place to start advertising weight loss would be at Macdonalds!
   But what Jessica said is so true….she beat me to it.

3. im sure

   January 6th, 2009 at 10:31 pm

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   I think because so many people are overweight and are attracted to the quick fix approach to losing weight rather than the eat right and exercise one. I would just ignore them.

4. Sugar PIe

   January 9th, 2009 at 6:21 pm

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   I think it’s the season. They’re trying to get a jump on New Year’s resolutions.

5. Bingalee

   January 10th, 2009 at 12:01 am

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   Just look at all the questions on this site, you Americans are obsessed with sweet fattening foods! I have never seen the like.You use too many commercial ingredients in your savoury foods, like cans of soup, ready made sauces etc. If you use only fresh ingredients totally make your own dishes from scratch, no-one need remind you of your weight problems.And I hear there is a big obesity problem in the USA.