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    • Posts: 47 Member
      Lol great article
    • Posts: 8,578 Member
      Awesome!
    • 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
    • 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:
    • Posts: 17,562 Member
      Damn. Guess I need to detox now!
    • Posts: 28,439 Member
      Good stuff!

      One question: So, eating a mirror is bad? :#
    • 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.
    • 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
    • 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.
    • Posts: 8,911 Member
      As long as it gets some people to start paying more attention to sources, it has done it's job.
    • 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.
    • 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".
    • Posts: 19,251 Member
      A great reminder that reading and thinking are both fundamental. :)
    • 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 :)
    • Posts: 9,151 Member
      malibu927 wrote: »
      Damn. Guess I need to detox now!

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    • Posts: 17,562 Member
      zyxst wrote: »
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      Sadly, even when the Halloween Peeps come out, I cannot participate because those are blasphemous
    • Posts: 8,911 Member
      Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
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      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.
    • Posts: 13,575 Member
      stevencloser wrote: »
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      I thought the very first sentence was a dead giveaway already, but maybe not for everyone.
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      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.
    • Posts: 287 Member
      malibu927 wrote: »
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      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!)
    • Posts: 1,149 Member
      This is actually a great article, especially the points at the end.
    • 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.)
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • Posts: 17,562 Member
      susanmc31 wrote: »
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      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
    • Posts: 5,377 Member
      But I'm still better than everyone else if I eat kale, right?
    • 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.
    • Posts: 5,377 Member
      mwyvr wrote: »
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      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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    • 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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