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Article: 5 “unhealthy” foods we got all wrong

gerrielips
gerrielips Posts: 180 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
http://www.salon.com/2015/04/28/5_unhealthy_foods_we_got_all_wrong_partner/?source=newsletter
I know, I know...don't get all your health info from the news media, however this article should be of interest to those who believe in an "everything - not processed- in moderation" is a safe bet for losing weight and changing your way of eating on your road to sound health.

Eggs. Butter. Red meat. Consumed in moderation, all of these foods' health benefits outweigh the risks.
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  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    "Sugar: It’s bad for you. It was then, it is now."
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  • rocknlotsofrolls
    rocknlotsofrolls Posts: 418 Member
    I never knew that avocados were once considered a "sinful treat"
  • kampshoff
    kampshoff Posts: 133 Member
    edited April 2015
    FTA, with some editorializing by yours truly:
    Sorry, bacon lovers, but bacon is a cured, processed meat. There is plenty of evidence [none of which we will link, or even attempt to explain, in this article] linking consumption of processed meats to heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
    I just love pop-science articles, they are the best. I would love to read up on how my bacon habit is going to kill me, but alas, I will be content with just being told that it is so.

    Also FTA:
    It’s bad for you. It was then, it is now. And it’s not just the tooth decay or the obesity or the diabetic risk; studies increasingly point to sugar as a culprit in inflammation, which may link to autoimmune diseases, cancer, heart disease, and more.
    At least they offered a link to their "SUGAR IS THE DEBBIL" claim, but it's to another freaking magazine!

    Is all this stuff about "inflammation" broscience or is there some actual nugget of truth to it?
  • Jgasmic
    Jgasmic Posts: 219 Member
    And now I want candied bacon. I guess I just live on the wild side.
  • DirrtyH
    DirrtyH Posts: 664 Member
    Bite me. I'm-a keep eating my bacon. (Although usually I have uncured turkey bacon, is that better???)
  • kampshoff
    kampshoff Posts: 133 Member
    DirrtyH wrote: »
    Bite me. I'm-a keep eating my bacon. (Although usually I have uncured turkey bacon, is that better???)

    That ain't bacon, sorry.
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
    DirrtyH wrote: »
    Bite me. I'm-a keep eating my bacon. (Although usually I have uncured turkey bacon, is that better???)

    No, no it's not. That's a waste of calories that you could spend on real bacon. :tongue:

  • WinoGelato
    WinoGelato Posts: 13,454 Member
    Jgasmic wrote: »
    And now I want candied bacon. I guess I just live on the wild side.

    http://tideandthyme.com/beer-candied-bacon/

    You're welcome.
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    DirrtyH wrote: »
    Bite me. I'm-a keep eating my bacon. (Although usually I have uncured turkey bacon, is that better???)
    Much, much worse.

  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,150 Member
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    at the whole article.
  • Jgasmic
    Jgasmic Posts: 219 Member
    Kruggeri wrote: »
    Jgasmic wrote: »
    And now I want candied bacon. I guess I just live on the wild side.

    http://tideandthyme.com/beer-candied-bacon/

    You're welcome.

    Yummmmmmm
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Who do they mean when they say "we" got all wrong?
  • IsaackGMOON
    IsaackGMOON Posts: 3,358 Member
    And the fun begins...

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  • HeySwoleSister
    HeySwoleSister Posts: 1,938 Member
    This is a great article if you just kind of skim it and pretend the title is "Here are some delicious foods I like to eat."
  • kristen6350
    kristen6350 Posts: 1,094 Member
    Still eating bacon, still enjoying cake - just not pounds of it every day.

    Bacon makes everything better.
  • terar21
    terar21 Posts: 523 Member
    I love an article that says they knew something was wrong but never mind it's not wrong. Then turns around and says these things are for sure bad.

    Ok. Suuuuuuuuure.

    Sugar and bacon are bad because people that have health issues eat these things so they must be the culprit since we changed our mind about the other stuff.
  • I_Will_End_You
    I_Will_End_You Posts: 4,397 Member
    The article is funny, but the comments at the end are funnier.
  • ncboiler89
    ncboiler89 Posts: 2,408 Member
    kristen6350 wrote: »
    Still eating bacon, still enjoying cake - just not pounds of it every day.

    Bacon makes everything better.

    I knew I was an adult when I realized I could eat bacon whenever I wanted.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    Forget the bacon. Well, I'm a vegetarian. However...

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  • grandma107
    grandma107 Posts: 70 Member
    So.....we shall all die healthy?????? Blessings.
  • kampshoff
    kampshoff Posts: 133 Member
    I_Will_End_You wrote: »
    The article is funny, but the comments at the end are funnier.

    Ha-ha funny, or facepalm funny?

    I'm scared to look.
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
    Can you caramelize bacon?
  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    edited April 2015
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    BOOM! Bacon + Sugar = NSFW.
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
    kampshoff wrote: »
    I_Will_End_You wrote: »
    The article is funny, but the comments at the end are funnier.

    Ha-ha funny, or facepalm funny?

    I'm scared to look.

    I skimmed some of the beginning. It's like reading MFP.

  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    im eating a doughnut right now and making meatloaf for dinner, that has bacon on top of it.

    i haven't time to read their drivel.... I'm too busy making the foods i want to eat fit into my calorie allowance for the day....
  • MarilynTC
    MarilynTC Posts: 98 Member
    rocknlotsofrolls wrote: »
    I never knew that avocados were once considered a "sinful treat"

    Oh for sure! I recall the late 1970s or early 1980s they were shamed for their fat content, and who can forget the early/mid-1990's FAT FREE fad (i.e., the Snackwells Years).
  • kampshoff
    kampshoff Posts: 133 Member
    LyndseyLovesToLift wrote: »
    201-donuts-32.jpg

    BOOM! Bacon + Sugar = NSFW.

    I want this. Do they deliver?
  • Kimberly_Harper
    Kimberly_Harper Posts: 409 Member
    edited April 2015
    HeySwoleSister wrote: »
    This is a great article if you just kind of skim it and pretend the title is "Here are some delicious foods I like to eat."

    This made me laugh out loud. (because it's true)

    And, I don't understand how bacon is bad. I eat uncured, no-sugar, no-nitrate, hickory smoked bacon and I don't understand why the salted or smoked part of it would make it bad. Isn't that how they made meat last longer before someone invented refrigerators?

    ETA: I would eat a maple bacon donut in a heartbeat, no questions asked (except why is the bacon "bad"?) :D
  • SuggaD
    SuggaD Posts: 1,369 Member
    1. I eat eggs everyday. Mostly egg whites (never really liked the yoke unless scrambled), but some things need whole eggs.
    2. Don't love read meat. Feel too sluggish after eating it. Still eat cold cuts on occasion and love me some sausage. All things in moderation.
    3. Don't love butter, but will use it when needed.
    4. Don't mess with my coffee.
    5. Don't mess with my avocados.

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