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It’s crazy the number of really smart people who are steadfast in their belief that fruit is good. It’s non-stop propangda starting at birth, direct from the mo
by theNJR 8y ago
It’s crazy the number of really smart people who are steadfast in their belief that fruit is good. It’s non-stop propangda starting at birth, direct from the mothers mouth.
I wonder where this meme started and why? I cant imagine ‘big fruit’ is that big or sinister.
- pvaldes 8y ago> It’s crazy the number of really smart people who are steadfast in their belief that fruit is good Is probably because we, humans, had seen before what scurvy can do to the body when you stop eating oranges, fruits and vegetables for just one or two months.
- imjustsaying 8y agoPeople in general are not making conscious choices to seek out foods that give them vitamin C. Why would they? They don't have to seek out vitamin C and they still won't get scurvy with even a 7/11 or burger king diet. Significant amounts of vitamin C are in potatoes. People in general don't even know that, so I don't buy the idea that people are generally seeking out foods for their vitamin C value to prevent scurvy.
- pvaldes 8y agopotatoes are vegetables. The drive to eat a special kind of food sometimes is common to many mammals. Not much different to being thirsty when you are dehydrated. Everybody experience sometimes a "thirst" for salt (in hot areas), sugar, or (in very cold areas) fat. Is a survival mechanism wired in our brain and not uncommon at all. I bet that we would intuitively seek for foods rich in vitamin C if getting short of it.
- theNJR 8y agoI'm not talking about an innate drive to eat fruit. Many/most western people have been convinced, through things like the food guide pyramid, that fruit is "good for you" and a "healthy choice". This isn't a case where your body is craving a vitamin, and urging you to eat an orange. Your mind is saying "this is the right thing to do!", when in actuality, it's spiking your glucose.
- TheForumTroll 8y agoTheir God is called Steve. Steve Jobs.
- ZeroFries 8y agoProbably because nearly every study points to fruit being very healthy for you. Probably because it's high in nutrients, fibre, and flavonoids, and very low in anti-nutrients (when ripe). It's crazier the number of people who think sugar is bad for you no matter the context or package it comes in.
- dragonwriter 8y ago> I cant imagine ‘big fruit’ is that big or sinister. Are you familiar with the phrase “banana republic” and it's origin? Big fruit is, historically, not any less sinister than big oil, and, while less influential, powerful enough to be a major international force, and drive wars and major power policy.
- theNJR 8y agoWow, yes, good point.