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"Next time you see an old person eating bacon and eggs in a restaurant, picture that person's bypass operation, years of statins, and excessive end of life care
by Daniel_Newby 17y ago
"Next time you see an old person eating bacon and eggs in a restaurant, picture that person's bypass operation, years of statins, and excessive end of life care that you are paying for..."
Cardiovascular disease is mostly caused by carbohydrate consumption and inactivity. The Feds subsidize these, and health care "reform" will make the problem worse.
- grandalf 17y agoNot to nitpick, but I think it's mostly caused by refined carbohydrate consumption, high fructose corn syrup, smoking, and obesity.
- sailormoon 17y agoIn other words, the exact opposite of what your parent post said. And fyi HFCS is refined carbohydrate.
- vixen99 17y agoRight and it's vital for people to know this. For anyone who wants to know more I recommend starting with http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/03/26/fructose-part-four.aspx http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/03/2... Mercola is not an original researcher but he does substantiate his views ('Soda should almost be illegal to give to children. I can't think of any reason or justification to continue such a disease-promoting practice') with links to the many peer-reviewed publications.warning against its use. This sorry story of HFCS, obesity and ill-health is gathering momentum. . http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/79/4/537 http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/79/4/537
- grandalf 17y agoWell, it's not as if eating lots of fatty (high calorie density) food doesn't also result in obesity. I think that implicit in your expression of dissent to what I initially wrote is belief in the fallacy of "good fats".
- nvasilak 17y agoYou should read some of Weston Price's research: http://www.westonaprice.org/Ancient-Dietary-Wisdom-for-Tomorrow-s-Children.html http://www.westonaprice.org/Ancient-Dietary-Wisdom-for-Tomor...