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Originally Posted by chebbles
I think everything in moderation, and the less processed the better...but it does get a bit tiring to keep track of everything. Glad I know I am healthier on some meat and lots of veggies!...wonder when good ol veggies will start getting panned?
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Ha, yes, you are right!
ITEM; COMPLAINT; GOODNESS
beef; Colon cancer & mad cow; B vitamins, iron, protein, fat
saturated fat; Heart dis. w/ hi carbs; Heart healthy (HH)
grains/fiber; IBS & absorbs nutrients & allerg; HH, & anti-colon cancer
fish; Mercury levels; HH, vitanutrients, protein
fruit/veg; sugar, pesticides, fungus; fiber, vitanutrients, antiox
soy; phytoestrogens; fiber, phyto-nutrients, protein
flax; fiber, absorbs nutr, omegas; fiber, vianutrients, omegas
protein; too much - health probs; basis for Atkins pyramid
fat; too much - health probs; HH, vitanutrients, curbs hunger
carbs; too much - health probs; fiber, vitanutrients, antiox
Everything in moderation, and we might just survive... humans are pretty resilient, all considering.
What I've been hearing from folks on the "outside" is that simply cutting sugar alone can stimulate weight loss and well-being. One of my friends cut out her daily 1 or 2 Pepsi's and lost 10 lbs in a couple of months.