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Obviously, my "I guess" was tongue in cheek. Volumes upon volumes have been written on it. It should be common sense that you don't fuel your daily existence wi

by ax0n 17y ago

Obviously, my "I guess" was tongue in cheek. Volumes upon volumes have been written on it. It should be common sense that you don't fuel your daily existence with ho-hos and mountain dew. Unfortunately, a lot of hackers opt for that -- or worse! some days, I'm guilty of it, but I do burn about 1,800 kCal on the bike daily. Still, burning the calories you eat is only part of the deal. The whole "organic" thing doesn't strike me as any sort of requirement for being healthy. If you think it helps, good. But having grown up in a Nebraska family where a good wholesome meaty meal that probably came out of a feed lot 20 miles away, I can say I've seen plenty of people grow to be slender, muscular and very healthy without adopting the organic/granola/veg*n mindset. However our species got where we are, everything between our teeth and our colon is configured for a balanced diet of meat, fiber, legumes, grains, and veggies. And that's what I eat. My great grandfather did the same. He croaked at age 107.

itistoday 17y ago
When was your grandfather born? He and his generation may very well have been eating what today is labeled "organic food". Factory farming is a relatively new phenomenon that has swept the country in only recently, and with phenomenal speed. >> In the 1930s, 24 percent of the American population worked in agriculture compared to 1.5 percent in 2002; in 1940, each farm worker supplied 11 consumers, whereas in 2002, each worker supplied 90 consumers.[23] >> The number of farms has also decreased, and their ownership is more concentrated. In the U.S., four companies produce 81 percent of cows, 73 percent of sheep, 57 percent of pigs and 50 percent of chickens.[24] In 1967, there were one million pig farms in America; as of 2002, there were 114,000,[25] with 80 million pigs (out of 95 million) killed each year on factory farms as of 2002, according to the U.S. National Pork Producers Council.[23] From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory_farming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory_farming And that wiki article is missing a lot of information that's mentioned in Pollan's book and the film Food Inc.
- ax0n 17y ago
  He was born in 1884, and passed in 1991. He was an avid mycologist by hobby, writing a few books on mushrooms -- the very food he used to credit for his longevity. I'm glad he was around long enough for me to get to know him. I'll concede the fact that in his era, things were done a lot more naturally than they are now if for no other reason than they lacked the technology to do it any other way.

by ax0n 17y ago

itistoday 17y ago

When was your grandfather born? He and his generation may very well have been eating what today is labeled "organic food". Factory farming is a relatively new phenomenon that has swept the country in only recently, and with phenomenal speed. >> In the 1930s, 24 percent of the American population worked in agriculture compared to 1.5 percent in 2002; in 1940, each farm worker supplied 11 consumers, whereas in 2002, each worker supplied 90 consumers.[23] >> The number of farms has also decreased, and their ownership is more concentrated. In the U.S., four companies produce 81 percent of cows, 73 percent of sheep, 57 percent of pigs and 50 percent of chickens.[24] In 1967, there were one million pig farms in America; as of 2002, there were 114,000,[25] with 80 million pigs (out of 95 million) killed each year on factory farms as of 2002, according to the U.S. National Pork Producers Council.[23] From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory_farming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory_farming And that wiki article is missing a lot of information that's mentioned in Pollan's book and the film Food Inc.

ax0n 17y ago
He was born in 1884, and passed in 1991. He was an avid mycologist by hobby, writing a few books on mushrooms -- the very food he used to credit for his longevity. I'm glad he was around long enough for me to get to know him. I'll concede the fact that in his era, things were done a lot more naturally than they are now if for no other reason than they lacked the technology to do it any other way.