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    Article: 5 “unhealthy” foods we got all wrong

    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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    • Posts: 6,652 Member
      "Sugar: It’s bad for you. It was then, it is now."
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    • Posts: 418 Member
      I never knew that avocados were once considered a "sinful treat"
    • 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?
    • Posts: 219 Member
      And now I want candied bacon. I guess I just live on the wild side.
    • Posts: 664 Member
      Bite me. I'm-a keep eating my bacon. (Although usually I have uncured turkey bacon, is that better???)
    • 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.
    • 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:

    • 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.
    • 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.

    • Posts: 9,150 Member
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      at the whole article.
    • Posts: 219 Member
      Kruggeri wrote: »
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      http://tideandthyme.com/beer-candied-bacon/

      You're welcome.

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

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    • 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."
    • Posts: 1,094 Member
      Still eating bacon, still enjoying cake - just not pounds of it every day.

      Bacon makes everything better.
    • 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.
    • Posts: 4,397 Member
      The article is funny, but the comments at the end are funnier.
    • 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.
    • Posts: 8,029 Member
      Forget the bacon. Well, I'm a vegetarian. However...

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    • Posts: 70 Member
      So.....we shall all die healthy?????? Blessings.
    • 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.
    • Posts: 4,391 Member
      Can you caramelize bacon?
    • Posts: 2,561 Member
      edited April 2015
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      BOOM! Bacon + Sugar = NSFW.
    • Posts: 8,029 Member
      kampshoff wrote: »
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      Ha-ha funny, or facepalm funny?

      I'm scared to look.

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

    • 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....
    • 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).
    • Posts: 133 Member
      LyndseyLovesToLift wrote: »
      201-donuts-32.jpg

      BOOM! Bacon + Sugar = NSFW.

      I want this. Do they deliver?
    • 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
    • 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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