I really didn't mind them although I can see the density of them might grate considering the short run of episodes. It's not like TOS had some very campy episodes.
I really looked forward to the comedy X-Files episodes but there was never more than one a season and that was an old school 26 episode run.
Not really. Large influxes of sugar put a lot of strain on the bodies ability to regulate blood sugar levels. It's not surprising that when we regularly consume way more than our ancestors would have that things go south.