# This is why you're fat - what would you eat?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 29, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657 "2009-10-29T20:57:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657/41 "2009-11-03T01:59:23Z")

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That’s it, I think I’ve been put off food for life, which might be good since I’m a big fatso.

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**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-youre-fat-what-would-you-eat/515657/42 "2009-11-03T14:36:40Z")

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> [@Bernard\_Marx](#):
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> pork sausage with maple syrup…  
> Is it simply a question of _“How can I make this less healthy? I know, I’ll pour maple syrup on it!”_ or is the sweet/savoury combination just more widely accepted in the US than elsewhere?

I won’t speak for the other combos, but salty breakfast meat like sausage or bacon goes well with real maple syrup. The salt and sweet play off each other really well. Plus, barbecue sauce and other sweetened sauces play well with savory meat.

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