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Has Paleohacks suddenly had a 300% increase in Adverts?

Title pretty much speaks for itself. Just a quick update, I'm not too fussed by the ads, I'm a digital native and it's part of the landscape. It was just a surprise. If the PH …
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[meta] Paleohacks using VigLink? Is this new?

I've recently noticed that some words in people's responses link to advertisements. The links are added automatically by VigLink. Is this new or have I just not noticed it before …
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How angry does this pic. make you?

A few months ago, there was a thread asking if you hate fat people. I replied no, but I really hate food companies. This bus shelter ad for Coke just burns me up. I feel like it …
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Is anyone else annoyed at the sprayon lubricant ads?

For God sakes, it is an industrial lubricant used on machine threads and parts. Why am I looking at cake....CAKE! Garlic bread, white rice and buttered popcorn. This is very tri …
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Misappropriation of Evolutionary Health/Is Marketing Paleo Paleo?

I pulled this out of the trash can at my local work place. It's from Steers, Kenya's version of Burger King. Nairobi is not much better on the food front than a large part of A …
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Is Conventional Wisdom finally catching on?

You know those diet ads you see all over the web? On a whim, I decided to actually click on one (specifically this one) figuring that I'd get a good laugh out of CW's typical nutri …
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Meta: Why does the bar at the top of the website link to “yeah.com” which is really just a parked domain?

As in click on "hacks.com" at the top of any page and get redirected to a stupid website. Seriously? And also, I'm a member now, but why do I get a popup EVERY TIME I load a page? …
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What the #@$% does and/or mean when looking at the ingredients for oils?

I think it is completely ridiculous that companies are allowed to put an and/or in their ingredients list with regards to oils. What does that even mean? I can't tell you how man …