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The 6 Most Horrifying Lies The Food Industry is Feeding You

Jovialation
Jovialation Posts: 7,632 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
http://www.cracked.com/article_19433_the-6-most-horrifying-lies-food-industry-feeding-you.html
Go to the link to read it all, but I'll put the headlines of each # here to grab your interest.

Seriously. It's an interesting read, but now I'm scared of food.

#6. The Secret Ingredient: Wood

#5. Zombie Orange Juice

#4. Ammonia-Infused Hamburger

#3. Fake Berries

#2. "Free Range" Chickens That Are Crammed Into a Giant Room

#1. Bullsh!t Health Claims


Yes, this is likely blocked from most work computers. If one of you REALLY wants I will copy/paste the rest of the article.

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  • abbigail_r
    abbigail_r Posts: 283 Member
    I really like your signature pogressive picture!!
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
    This was posted about a week ago.

    And, as i said then...people dont already wonder how "pure" orange juice can last so long?
    but now I'm scared of food.

    Exactly what they wanted. Now you'll spend far more getting "pure" food, which you probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference anyway and you'll probably never see any bad effects from the other stuff.
  • Jovialation
    Jovialation Posts: 7,632 Member
    Good to know, and sorry for reposting it then. Its hard to keep up with threads worth reading that show up anymore lol

    I really like your signature pogressive picture!!
    Thanks! I made it by making multiple models on My Virtual Model...then put em together in Paint
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
    I know what you mean though...something threads vanish to the murky depths of page 2 so bloody fast!
  • Jovialation
    Jovialation Posts: 7,632 Member
    yea! I only ever look at "Recent Posts" and "My Topics"

    ...Recent Posts lately is just a land full of the same things OVER AND OVER :noway: :sad:
  • Peep_chic
    Peep_chic Posts: 369 Member
    bump to read later... but Wood on what?
  • Jovialation
    Jovialation Posts: 7,632 Member
    wood IN what is more like it

    and the answer is everything including organic foods and vegan foods
  • SusieSonshine
    SusieSonshine Posts: 252 Member
    Wow! I knew that eating out in fast food joints like McD were bad for one's health, but I didn't know this stuff!!! Thanks sooo much for sharing!
  • AlabasterVerve
    AlabasterVerve Posts: 3,171 Member
    I honestly think people either don't care or just assume that if it was really bad for us the government wouldn't allow it. Or maybe it's because we eat so much junk food that we know is bad for us we don't start caring (or realizing) that the "good" foods aren't as good as they ought to be until you start focusing on your health.
  • Kalynx
    Kalynx Posts: 707 Member
    I miss the "DONT USE YOUR MICROWAVE FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THING HOLY" thread. It was fun.
  • postrockandcats
    postrockandcats Posts: 1,145 Member
    I live near an orange processing plant and haven't drank OJ since. The SMELLS that come from that place in season... O_O
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    "Heathy Whole Grains", "5 a day" and the stinking food pyramid tops them all.
  • msstuard
    msstuard Posts: 131 Member
    gotta admit i didn't know about the blue berries. but i guess it makes sense.
  • IceDragon72
    IceDragon72 Posts: 48
    Nothing really surprising to me other than the one about the orange juice.
    Don't be afraid of food. Just avoid the foods mentioned in the article.

    @DeadVim: 5 servings of fruits/veggies a day is bad?? I agree with you on the other two, but...
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