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I don't get this. Why is a horse different than a cow? I mean, biologically they're not that different. If you're willing to eat one, why not the other?

Actually, you're wrong. Vegans may not eat eggs, milk, meat, or honey, but there are other levels...are people who eat sugar processed with bone char vegan? Are people who drink wine or beer processed with fish bladder vegan? Are people who kill roaches vegan? Are people who use any sort of rubber (including tires), which…

First, fruit is full of micro-nutrients, not just sugar and water. That said, if you're eating so much fruit you're not getting enough of other things it is a problem. However, looking at your food diary, I'm not seeing all that much fruit, so I'm not sure what the issue really is. I do think the suggestion to try eating…

Yes, and had the commenter referenced any of those studies, and/or made an argument other than to offer anecdotal evidence, I would not have replied in a sarcastic manner. Moreover, given how much we still have to learn about energy balance, metabolism, obesity, etc., in mammals generally, I have a difficult time imagining…

Yes, clearly your personal experience, and untrained opinion mean that the carefully performed work of people with advanced degrees, filtered into one or two sentences by a lay period is "idiotic." Clearly. Science is useless and we should all just use only those tools provided to us by strangers on the internet.…

Dropout. I now not-so-politely ask that the Vice Principal who told me I'd never do anything with my life address me as doctor.

Stretch at least a few times a week, consistently. Daily is better. BUT do not stretch cold. You must always be warm when you stretch, the warmer the better. I actually lost flexibility (including in my hamstrings) because for a while I was taking a dance class that had us stretch at the beginning of the workout. I had a…

A few thoughts. First, the article centers on the evils of vegetable/grain/legume production, but only devotes a single sentence to admitting that meat is also a major cause of deforestation and other problems in the developing world. If that meat is produced or finished on a feed-lot or similar facility, the meat does…

The kids are the ones paying because life isn't fair. I'd also like to point out that the striking teachers are more than likely going without pay. How many of the teachers are suffering themselves or have kids of their own that are suffering because of the financial costs of being involved in a strike? That said, I have…

Or maybe people need to stop being idiots and trying to keep wild animals as "pets," or trying to make them into facsimiles of humans. I love companion animals, I live with several myself, and help stray/homeless ones when I can, but they are animals that have been living with humans for countless generations (i.e.…

The vast majority of sports bras cover more than the majority of bikini tops.

Seems fine to me, as long as you don't mind being looked at, because in general, people are going to look. My rule of thumb is this, if you don't want people staring at it, cover it, if you don't care, bare it.

First, not all women want a big, expensive, hassle-filled wedding. And in my option women who do not want such things are *not* failures. My husband and I had a very small wedding, with a few close friends and that was it. We had the wedding we wanted, because it was *our* wedding. If someone else wants a big wedding, let…

Couldn't you get protein from soy and other legumes, as well as from products like seitan (which is made from wheat gluten)? Also, this may or may not be the case for you, but some people with nut allergies can tolerate seeds well. Honestly, nuts are so full of fat that I don't use them as a primary source of protein.

If you eat fish and egg whites you are *not* vegan, or even vegetarian. You are welcome to adopt whatever style of eating works for you and your heatlh, but please don't confuse people by telling them that you are vegan if you consume animal products (eggs) and animal flesh (fish). There is enough confusion out there about…

Old news...The Romans beat us to it, it was called a vomitorium.

Actually, you're off on point B. Average age at marriage hit an all time low (late teens to early 20s) in the 50s, but before that, throughout U.S. history, marriage in the late 20s was the norm. Europe had similar traditions. Also, keep in mind that expectations about marriage have changed radically over the last 100…

(1) Because I don't have a TV. (2) Because from the few times I have seen the show outside my home, I think it is, as others have said, complete sensationalized garbage, that pretends to help people while making spectacles of them--basically exploiting them, even if they do get money. (3) Because if they treat the children…

(1) Banana peels don't rot either if you let them dry, nor does fresh salmon, nor do lots of other perfectly natural foods. That is all that happened to that oh-so-famous McDonald's hamburger. Drying is a well established method of food preservation. (2) The number of calories in a salad has little to do with how healthy…

It would certainly make me incredibly pissed off--I can say this because I've done it, it wasn't good. I think you are correct, OP that measuring every little thing that goes in your mouth long-term doesn't work for many people, but there is some middle ground. For example, I don't measure most vegetables, I eyeball them,…

That is cool, if I had a TV I'd watch it. I might generate some hits on the website anyway. Also, what is wrong with oil? You need some fat in your diet, and yes, I realize their are whole foods sources of fat, but a little oil now and again probably isn't the devil to be avoided at all costs.

While I find that imagine downright revolting (I'm not a fan of donuts, and haven't eaten meat in over a decade), assuming (1) that thing isn't laced with something highly toxic, (2) that your overall diet is healthy, and (3) that you do not eat things like that with anything resembling regularity, I have not seen any…

"Decent amount" is a highly subjective concept. What I consider reasonable, you may not consider reasonable. What is reasonable for my husband to eat after running 5 miles is different from what I would eat after 45min bike ride, etc.. I had three points (1) we all have different activity levels, goals, etc., so a one size…

Yes. If you don't create a true vacuum, any bacteria present in the mixture will multiply, and if you are lucky the result will be sourdough pancake batter, and if you are unlucky, it will make you very ill. If you do manage to create a true vacuum, botulism which is highly toxic, and very common, but can only reproduce in…

This exactly. I'd rather read the labels of my food and decide whether *I* think they are healthy for *me*. A quick look at the amount of sugar in most granola bars is enough to tell you something--unless of course you want to eat a bunch of relatively quickly digested carbs.

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There have been studies on this. Here is a nice, very accessible piece from the public health people at Harvard: http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/updates/Microwave-cooking-and-nutrition.shtml

This is most definitely not peer reviewed. Also, while adequate fat intake is necessary for all sorts of biological functions, this doesn't necessarily mean an incredibly high fat diet (such as ketogenic diets) are better.

Getting sucker punched by someone I trusted. I can't really say more than that.

You can get omega 3s form a variety of sources, including chia seeds, flax seed, and hemp seed. The algae supplements give you a specific type of fatty acid that you can't get from other plants, but that your body can make on its own if you are getting enough of other fatty acids. I took V-pure for a while. Yes, they are…