Wait, broccoli is bad for you?

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  • eyeofnewt555
    eyeofnewt555 Posts: 47 Member
    Lol great article
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    Awesome!
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Full of win. and logic. I like it.

    Also broccoli is bad for me because I can fuel a Challenger Space ship with the amount of gas I produce from consuming it. so yeah... broccoli is only allowed when I'm sleeping alone. mmmmkkkkkkk
  • madhatter2013
    madhatter2013 Posts: 1,547 Member
    This is the most sarcastic article I've read in a long time, but way to go starting a confusing thread, especially for people that don't read past the headlines. :neutral:
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Damn. Guess I need to detox now!
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    Good stuff!

    One question: So, eating a mirror is bad? :#
  • belinda_73
    belinda_73 Posts: 149 Member
    dang, that freaked me out, I eat broccoli every day, I buy frozen packs to try to get my servings of veggies in every day. I had to get halfway down the article before I realized they were messing with us.
  • MFD7576
    MFD7576 Posts: 271 Member
    I feel for it :( I skimmed half way through, got confused me because I kept reading why its bad for me. Got more confused, kept reading and then it made sense lol. Too much sarcasm for me
  • susanmc31
    susanmc31 Posts: 287 Member
    Too bad not everyone read the entire article, he posted this afterwards

    http://www.thinkingnutrition.com.au/broccoli-is-good-for-you-just-reading-a-headline-not-so-much/

    I enjoyed the article but am not surprised that people only read the title and came to their own conclusions without reading the entire article.
  • stevencloser
    stevencloser Posts: 8,911 Member
    As long as it gets some people to start paying more attention to sources, it has done it's job.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    susanmc31 wrote: »
    Too bad not everyone read the entire article, he posted this afterwards

    http://www.thinkingnutrition.com.au/broccoli-is-good-for-you-just-reading-a-headline-not-so-much/

    I enjoyed the article but am not surprised that people only read the title and came to their own conclusions without reading the entire article.

    If you're referring to my post, I read it (and my reply was sarcastic, as detoxes do nothing). I love broccoli and wouldn't give it up.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    susanmc31 wrote: »
    Too bad not everyone read the entire article, he posted this afterwards

    http://www.thinkingnutrition.com.au/broccoli-is-good-for-you-just-reading-a-headline-not-so-much/

    I enjoyed the article but am not surprised that people only read the title and came to their own conclusions without reading the entire article.

    They could have read well past the headline and still think the article's real meaning was that broccoli is bad. It rambled on about the dangers for a failry long time before the "reality check".
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    A great reminder that reading and thinking are both fundamental. :)
  • Alidecker
    Alidecker Posts: 1,262 Member
    That was great, I try to explain this to people all the time when someone says "They said eggs(or whatever) is bad for me". First I ask who "they" is and then I tell them to look and you will find an article spouting the exact opposite. My Mom is the worst about this. She finds an article that supports her likes and dislikes and runs with it :)
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Damn. Guess I need to detox now!

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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    zyxst wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    Damn. Guess I need to detox now!

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    Sadly, even when the Halloween Peeps come out, I cannot participate because those are blasphemous
  • stevencloser
    stevencloser Posts: 8,911 Member
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    susanmc31 wrote: »
    Too bad not everyone read the entire article, he posted this afterwards

    http://www.thinkingnutrition.com.au/broccoli-is-good-for-you-just-reading-a-headline-not-so-much/

    I enjoyed the article but am not surprised that people only read the title and came to their own conclusions without reading the entire article.

    They could have read well past the headline and still think the article's real meaning was that broccoli is bad. It rambled on about the dangers for a failry long time before the "reality check".

    I thought the very first sentence was a dead giveaway already, but maybe not for everyone.
    An alternative title I had for this blog was: “Don’t believe everything you read on the Internet to do with nutrition”, but I wager this one was more effective in getting your attention.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    stevencloser wrote: »
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    susanmc31 wrote: »
    Too bad not everyone read the entire article, he posted this afterwards

    http://www.thinkingnutrition.com.au/broccoli-is-good-for-you-just-reading-a-headline-not-so-much/

    I enjoyed the article but am not surprised that people only read the title and came to their own conclusions without reading the entire article.

    They could have read well past the headline and still think the article's real meaning was that broccoli is bad. It rambled on about the dangers for a failry long time before the "reality check".

    I thought the very first sentence was a dead giveaway already, but maybe not for everyone.
    An alternative title I had for this blog was: “Don’t believe everything you read on the Internet to do with nutrition”, but I wager this one was more effective in getting your attention.

    It would certainly seem so, since it went viral. I'm not sure how well it made his point though, since it seems a lot of people took it seriously.
  • susanmc31
    susanmc31 Posts: 287 Member
    malibu927 wrote: »
    susanmc31 wrote: »
    Too bad not everyone read the entire article, he posted this afterwards

    http://www.thinkingnutrition.com.au/broccoli-is-good-for-you-just-reading-a-headline-not-so-much/

    I enjoyed the article but am not surprised that people only read the title and came to their own conclusions without reading the entire article.

    If you're referring to my post, I read it (and my reply was sarcastic, as detoxes do nothing). I love broccoli and wouldn't give it up.

    No, I was just looking through the website and saw that and thought I would post it. I totally got your sarcasm and I love broccoli too (especially smothered in butter..yum!)
  • jaga13
    jaga13 Posts: 1,149 Member
    This is actually a great article, especially the points at the end.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    OMG! I had broccoli yesterday and I'm totally tired today--that explains it! It's a listed symptom and everything. I am going to give up broccoli.

    (I also didn't sleep enough, but I'm sure that's a coincidence. Or maybe the fault of the broccoli.)
  • mwyvr
    mwyvr Posts: 1,883 Member
    While reading the article I've been consuming the delicious florets of death from a large head of broccoli. Send paramedics if I go silent.
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    mwyvr wrote: »
    While reading the article I've been consuming the delicious florets of death from a large head of broccoli. Send paramedics if I go silent.

    It's been nice knowing you.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    Great article. The connections to formaldehyde in the parody bit in the middle reminded me of the sort of stuff the Food Babe does.

    I am sadly not surprised that so many people misread it. He was quite clear in his intent:
    The Internet proliferates with opinion pieces quick to vilify particular foods and nutrients as being ‘the cause’ of many of our health problems by over-cooking (see what I did there?) one side of the research evidence. To show you how this is done, I present for you today a masterclass on this art form. I’ll also give you some practical tips on how to spot when it is being done.

    So read on as I lift the lid on the toxic chemical soup that is broccoli, and explain why every mouthful you eat is pushing you ever faster to an early grave.

    Following it up with the information that broccoli is, of course, healthy, seemed to me to get his point across well.

    I have to wonder how many people just skim read.
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    susanmc31 wrote: »
    malibu927 wrote: »
    susanmc31 wrote: »
    Too bad not everyone read the entire article, he posted this afterwards

    http://www.thinkingnutrition.com.au/broccoli-is-good-for-you-just-reading-a-headline-not-so-much/

    I enjoyed the article but am not surprised that people only read the title and came to their own conclusions without reading the entire article.

    If you're referring to my post, I read it (and my reply was sarcastic, as detoxes do nothing). I love broccoli and wouldn't give it up.

    No, I was just looking through the website and saw that and thought I would post it. I totally got your sarcasm and I love broccoli too (especially smothered in butter..yum!)

    Ah, yeah. Case in point: theinturnetexplorer.tumblr.com/post/120415579982
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    But I'm still better than everyone else if I eat kale, right?
  • mwyvr
    mwyvr Posts: 1,883 Member
    senecarr wrote: »
    But I'm still better than everyone else if I eat kale, right?

    If you wrap your broccoli florets in kale leaves you can neutralize the deadly power of the brassica.
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    mwyvr wrote: »
    senecarr wrote: »
    But I'm still better than everyone else if I eat kale, right?

    If you wrap your broccoli florets in kale leaves you can neutralize the deadly power of the brassica.
    Kale stopping the power of the brassica. I see what you did there. +1.
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  • 460mustang
    460mustang Posts: 196 Member
    Yup, pretty much everything is bad for you, according to the internet. Guess we should start eating sand and gravel.
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