A lot of it is, to me. (Reply #39) - Democratic Underground

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Wed Jun 12, 2019, 04:29 PM

39. A lot of it is, to me.

That stuff at McDonald's and fast food places, I don't even regard as real food. There is a connection between that type of "food" and the health problems of Americans...diabetes, obesity, heart trouble, clogged arteries....

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45 replies	Author	Time	Post
Processed foods are a much bigger health problem than we thought [View all]	Javaman	Jun 2019	OP
You think!!!!	Wellstone ruled	Jun 2019	#1
then you must know about the book, "Food, inc"...	Javaman	Jun 2019	#2
It is a tough one to get your head around	Wellstone ruled	Jun 2019	#5
I have thought this for a long time.	Ohiogal	Jun 2019	#3
For many years I have thought all these	happybird	Jun 2019	#8
I started the Keto diet about 2 months ago, and one thing I noticed after about a week or two is	smirkymonkey	Jun 2019	#28
Which is why I do not buy that JUNK FOOD shit.	ProudMNDemocrat	Jun 2019	#4
I recently got back from Europe.	OliverQ	Jun 2019	#6
Living in Europe all these years has probably saved my life.	DFW	Jun 2019	#7
We've been to Europe several times and I agree with you.	kimbutgar	Jun 2019	#21
Interesting	customerserviceguy	Jun 2019	#32
Just say no to GMO-glyphosate-processed chemical crud, Inc. (R)	Achilleaze	Jun 2019	#9
High Fructose Corn Syrup would be banned if our government cared even a little about our health	Calculating	Jun 2019	#10
I worked in Quality Control for a major Pharmaceutical company for over 35 years	patphil	Jun 2019	#20
If I see high frutctose corn syrup on the label I will not buy that food.	kimbutgar	Jun 2019	#23
We can thank the Iowa caucuses for that.	customerserviceguy	Jun 2019	#33
Duh -	KT2000	Jun 2019	#11
I was in Ireland last summer and dropped about 7 pounds.	LisaM	Jun 2019	#12
I was in Ireland last Sept.. The food was great!!	mitch96	Jun 2019	#14
I can't eat fish or seafood, but my SO ate fish and chips 8 times!	LisaM	Jun 2019	#25
"my SO ate fish and chips 8 times!"	mitch96	Jun 2019	#29
Try Savannah.	LisaM	Jun 2019	#36
Saw a scientist on tv (60 Minutes or something). He had worked in the chips industry.	Honeycombe8	Jun 2019	#13
"I think salt and sugar have a quality that makes you want more"	mitch96	Jun 2019	#15
Yes! I used to buy nonfat flavored Yogurt.	Honeycombe8	Jun 2019	#38
My doctor talks about processed foods, meats in particular,	Mr.Bill	Jun 2019	#16
A lot of it is, to me.	Honeycombe8	Jun 2019	#39
Here's the problem. Organic, pesticide free whole foods cost more. Way more.	YOHABLO	Jun 2019	#17
"Organic, pesticide free whole foods cost more"	mitch96	Jun 2019	#30
Have you not heard of Glyphosate? It's in all of our food staples.	YOHABLO	Jun 2019	#31
Glyphosate is in all our food, but it's usually in smaller amts in organic food	womanofthehills	Jun 2019	#34
"Glyphosate?"	mitch96	Jun 2019	#37
I don't put much stock in "organic."	Honeycombe8	Jun 2019	#40
What ever you can do to increase your health is a benefit..	mitch96	Jun 2019	#41
I read that book, The Blue Zones.	Honeycombe8	Jun 2019	#42
The Blue Zones., yup that's the book..	mitch96	Jun 2019	#43
Good on you!	Honeycombe8	Jun 2019	#44
"get flack for not eating beef."	mitch96	Jun 2019	#45
Everyone should read this	malaise	Jun 2019	#18
From the BMJOpen article (original study)	erronis	Jun 2019	#19
Maybe a mental health problem also...	rwsanders	Jun 2019	#22
there is a strong link between the gut and the brain.	mopinko	Jun 2019	#24
Been doing for 30 yrs. I think I know how it works with Obesity & article obliquely confirms	Bernardo de La Paz	Jun 2019	#26
Can you say duh?	Doreen	Jun 2019	#27
I remember in University studying Agriculture(which is a STEM program dammit!)	GulfCoast66	Jun 2019	#35

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