Who else is going to try those Mac 'n' Cheetos from Burger King?

ROBOTFOOD

PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »

Witchdoctor58 wrote: »

I'm tired of putting trying to put Humpty Dumpty together again, because he shouldn't have been sitting on the wall in the first place. But suit yourself. i don't think I'm out of line...I just care passionately about this. Please eat all the twinkles and fried koolaid that you want...as you say, it's none of my business if you should want to eat potatoes fried in week old cottonseed oil or pig out on pink McSlime. Enjoy. I am sure we are both glad that I'm not your doctor.
Don't bother to reply...I'm quite done with this thread and won't be back.

Fried koolaid sounds AMAZING.

omnomnomnom

extra_medium

Witchdoctor58 wrote: »

alyssadanielle2493 wrote: »

Witchdoctor58 wrote: »

The biochemistry of inflammation is complex, but when you consume this stuff, it sets off a cascade of chemical signals that affect gene expression and changes the immune responses. These effects include increased risk of cancer and heart disease.
Yes, I am returning to this thread, much in the way a person is fascinated by tsunamis and train wrecks. I have trouble understanding how so many people supposedly devoted to health are embracing this, and are allowing their health to be dictated by corporations that make these products.
I think it's very sad. I'm a preventive medicine doctor, and bragging about deliberately ingesting things like these goes against everything I believe in.

I don't think anyone was "bragging" about eating these foods and if they were, it's not really your place to lecture anyone, Doc. Many people on this website, myself included, are on here to improve their health and make better choices overall and live a lifestyle change that is sustainable. I would assume a doctor like yourself would understand being busy and having to sometimes scramble for a quick meal or even want a treat once in a while. Kudos to you if you are able to eat a well balanced, "healthy" meal every time. I honestly couldn't. I think it is a little unfair to insinuate that everyone is a glutton who doesn't care about their bodIes. I actually started undergrad with a nutrition major and took a variety of classes and quickly learned there's some sort of food safety or health risk associated with so many foods that people consume, including fruits, vegetables, meats, and other foods you may deem "healthy" and recommend people eat. It may not be heart disease, but it could be a bacteria or botulism or a myriad of other issues.

As for me, I enjoyed my Cheetos treat and I guess when I suffer from heart disease from that one time I ate Mac n Cheetos, you can say "I told you so" and treat me and make money and everybody wins.

I never said anyone was a glutton. It's the cheerful self sabotaging aspect that bothers me. I'm mostly hanging around this thread hoping to educate and not lecture folks as to just why this kind of stuff is so dangerous. I ate way too much junk when I was a kid, and suffered for it. I don't think I suggested any heathy food alternatives, but I'm quite aware that rice and apples have arsenic and fish have PCBs and Mercury, etc.
Yodels and ding dongs and bugles and peanut butter cup binges and greasy fast foods added up. I'm just saying, learn from my story and don't wreck your own bodies. It's not a true treat if it makes you sick.
BTW, I work for a health department and don't make any money from bad decisions. I just have to fix the damage, but education to prevent the problem is ever so much more effective.

They certainly do add up if you eat too much of them. If you enjoy them once in a while, they are expelled at a time of your choosing (hopefully) and you can move on with your life. Being on a fitness site, you surely can't think you're the only person here who's indulged too much in the past and are needed to educate everyone. If you can't do an occasional treat without spinning out of control into a whirlwind of junk food fueled insanity that's fine, but don't assume that no one else can.

Gallowmere1984

extra_medium wrote: »

Witchdoctor58 wrote: »

alyssadanielle2493 wrote: »

Witchdoctor58 wrote: »

The biochemistry of inflammation is complex, but when you consume this stuff, it sets off a cascade of chemical signals that affect gene expression and changes the immune responses. These effects include increased risk of cancer and heart disease.
Yes, I am returning to this thread, much in the way a person is fascinated by tsunamis and train wrecks. I have trouble understanding how so many people supposedly devoted to health are embracing this, and are allowing their health to be dictated by corporations that make these products.
I think it's very sad. I'm a preventive medicine doctor, and bragging about deliberately ingesting things like these goes against everything I believe in.

I don't think anyone was "bragging" about eating these foods and if they were, it's not really your place to lecture anyone, Doc. Many people on this website, myself included, are on here to improve their health and make better choices overall and live a lifestyle change that is sustainable. I would assume a doctor like yourself would understand being busy and having to sometimes scramble for a quick meal or even want a treat once in a while. Kudos to you if you are able to eat a well balanced, "healthy" meal every time. I honestly couldn't. I think it is a little unfair to insinuate that everyone is a glutton who doesn't care about their bodIes. I actually started undergrad with a nutrition major and took a variety of classes and quickly learned there's some sort of food safety or health risk associated with so many foods that people consume, including fruits, vegetables, meats, and other foods you may deem "healthy" and recommend people eat. It may not be heart disease, but it could be a bacteria or botulism or a myriad of other issues.

As for me, I enjoyed my Cheetos treat and I guess when I suffer from heart disease from that one time I ate Mac n Cheetos, you can say "I told you so" and treat me and make money and everybody wins.

I never said anyone was a glutton. It's the cheerful self sabotaging aspect that bothers me. I'm mostly hanging around this thread hoping to educate and not lecture folks as to just why this kind of stuff is so dangerous. I ate way too much junk when I was a kid, and suffered for it. I don't think I suggested any heathy food alternatives, but I'm quite aware that rice and apples have arsenic and fish have PCBs and Mercury, etc.
Yodels and ding dongs and bugles and peanut butter cup binges and greasy fast foods added up. I'm just saying, learn from my story and don't wreck your own bodies. It's not a true treat if it makes you sick.
BTW, I work for a health department and don't make any money from bad decisions. I just have to fix the damage, but education to prevent the problem is ever so much more effective.

They certainly do add up if you eat too much of them. If you enjoy them once in a while, they are expelled at a time of your choosing (hopefully) and you can move on with your life. Being on a fitness site, you surely can't think you're the only person here who's indulged too much in the past and are needed to educate everyone. If you can't do an occasional treat without spinning out of control into a whirlwind of junk food fueled insanity that's fine, but don't assume that no one else can.

To be fair, after spendin a lot of time reading on these forums, it seems like that's exactly what most people here do. Not all by any means, but most.

Also, the amounts of defensiveness on this last page made me chuckle. Well played Doc.

ald783

Witchdoctor58 wrote: »

I'm tired of putting trying to put Humpty Dumpty together again, because he shouldn't have been sitting on the wall in the first place. But suit yourself. i don't think I'm out of line...I just care passionately about this. Please eat all the twinkles and fried koolaid that you want...as you say, it's none of my business if you should want to eat potatoes fried in week old cottonseed oil or pig out on pink McSlime. Enjoy. I am sure we are both glad that I'm not your doctor.
Don't bother to reply...I'm quite done with this thread and won't be back.

I mean honestly though what is the point of living to be 100 years old if you don't ever enjoy anything in life? No beer, no junk food, no caffeine... I'm certainly not saying these are the only good things in life or that people should eat them all the time but give me a break. You really expect people to never eat or drink anything delicious, or really believe that having these things in moderation is going to kill people? I'm positive I've never heard another doctor make those kinds of sweeping conclusions.

Alluminati

Witchdoctor58 wrote: »

I'm tired of putting trying to put Humpty Dumpty together again, because he shouldn't have been sitting on the wall in the first place. But suit yourself. i don't think I'm out of line...I just care passionately about this. Please eat all the twinkles and fried koolaid that you want...as you say, it's none of my business if you should want to eat potatoes fried in week old cottonseed oil or pig out on pink McSlime. Enjoy. I am sure we are both glad that I'm not your doctor.
Don't bother to reply...I'm quite done with this thread and won't be back.

Hearts_2015

Alluminati wrote: »

Hearts_2015 wrote: »

Oh the things you learn from a thread when you actually read past the title... lol

I read the thread title as Mac n Cheerios I thought some of you were nuts for getting so crazy about tasting them. But..hey what do I know, I've never eaten Mac n Cheerios. :laugh: Least I understand all the excitement now, but It still doesn't quite appeal to me.

Have you been sipping on some sizzerp?

I had to Google that!! :laugh:

thenewkayla

I usually love food that is bad for me but no thanks that looks so gross!

NaturalNancy

Not me lol
I'd rather eat Cheetos or Mac n cheese