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> [“In the eleventh century obese English king William the Conqueror took to bed and consumed nothing but alcohol to shed pounds, a practice many of his countrymen seem to continue to this day.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sax/in-the-eleventh-century-obese-english-king-william-the-conqueror-took/)

David Sax

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## More by David Sax

> [“In the eleventh century obese English king William the Conqueror took to bed and consumed nothing but alcohol to shed pounds, a practice many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sax/in-the-eleventh-century-obese-english-king-william-the-conqueror-took/)

David Sax

> [“trends fade as they were usurped by competitors (those same fajitas and sushi platters giving way first to burritos and ramen soups and then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sax/trends-fade-as-they-were-usurped-by-competitors-those-same-fajitas/)

David Sax

> [“take an edible piece of nature and create a promise out of it, communicate that promise to the public, and then deliver on it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sax/take-an-edible-piece-of-nature-and-create-a-promise-out-of-it/)

David Sax

> [“North Americans had two distinct ways of looking at food trends brought from other cultures: foreign and ethnic. Foreign was refined, upmarket, and expensive.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sax/north-americans-had-two-distinct-ways-of-looking-at-food-trends/)

David Sax

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