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10 things today's grandparents did that we now know are bad for you

Rebecca Harrington   

10 things today's grandparents did that we now know are bad for you
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Ah, the good old days.

We sure have discovered a lot of things that are bad for us over the last 50 years.

When today's grandparents were growing up, the world was a Wild West of unhealthy choices.

You could smoke, drink, and eat with abandon.

These days, we have a lot more laws designed to nudge Americans to live their lives in a healthier way.

Here are 10 things today's grandparents probably did back in their day - some of which many of us still do - before science figured out they were bad for us:

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