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The influenza vaccine may or may not have prevented the death. The statistics show that the influenza vaccine just isn't very effective against the flu. In the case of H1N1, there have been a number of deaths reported from it in California this year. I haven't seen the numbers for which ones were vaccinated or not, but the…

Did you read either of the articles (by medical professionals and researchers) that I cited. Reasonable people exist on both sides of the debate. Let's take the anger and huffiness out of the discussion, shall we?

A very reasonable response. I'm pro that and anti-hysteria on either side of the subject.

Not that simple. Did you look at the study I cited?

We simply cannot and will not ever have a vaccination against every infectious disease and even those which do have vaccinations available are vulnerable to the kinds of problems that were cited in the recent California outbreaks where a large majority of the victims had been fully vaccinated.

Here's a CDC examination of a study done in Israel of children who were fully vaccinated, yet became carriers for the bordetella bacterium. http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/5/00-0512_article.htm In this case, which was an examination of the death of a six-month-old infant due to Pertussis. The older siblings, even though…

Has the reduction occurred due to vaccination or has it occurred due to improved sanitation, better access to nourishing food and less crowding in dwellings than in the past, when people had much larger families? It might interest you to know that pertussis outbreaks are more likely to affect the vaccinated than the…

The vaccination schedule now is MUCH more intense than it was when you were an infant and young child. Even some pediatricians question the number of vaccines, the earliness of starting them and short intervals in-between injections. Infants rarely have much of a response to vaccines--the fullest immune reaction doesn't…

I am 5'6" and currently weigh 174. My lowest weight was 128 many years ago (upon release from the hospital)--but you could count every one of my ribs and you could have hung your hat on my hip bones. In addition, my arms and legs were very flabby (no muscle left)--so I wouldn't want to go THERE again! I'm sure it…

^^^THIS^^^ (Or it could be low blood sugar as one poster has suggested, but, just guessing it is your electrolytes being off balance--which can be dangerous.) It would be a good idea to track your sodium and potassium. I have entered a bunch of foods in the data base under the label "(corrected for potassium)" . The…

You need AT LEAST 45 grams of healthy fat daily, just to avoid serious illness. Haven't we learned just how dumb high carb/low fat diets are? Why wouldn't low carb/low fat diets be even dumber? I went on a low carb/low fat diet once--the only thing I lost permanently was my gall bladder. (Gall bladder disease is associated…

I had my gall bladder removed many years ago. I think that the extensive recovery period did more to cause loss of lean body mass and was responsible for much of my subsequent weight gain (along with the growing problem of arthritis). I saw no appreciable deleterious effect from the loss of my gall bladder in terms of…

I was diagnosed with sleep apnea about five years ago. Presumably that contributed to my high blood pressure but I must say that cutting out sugar and following a lower carb plan (I usually average between 80 to 130 grams of carbs) seemed to make my blood pressure fall. In any case, after the first 40 pounds, I "graduated"…

I checked your diary and you are eating a LOT of processed food--including a lot of empty calories in added sugar. You need to nourish your body well if it is going to perform as you wish. You are very low in fat and protein and high in starch as well as sugar. Read up on the hormones of weight loss--they have a much…

"...just eliminate all sugar that will lead to long term sustainable solutions; when in reality, if they just moderated their intake, ate in a deficit, and worked out/moved more they would have much better long term success..." Works for me. I have not gained a single ounce in the three years since I eliminated added…

It is NOT misinformation! I NEVER said that total calories are not important and it is outrageous to suggest that I did! I have always maintained that cutting out added sugar (I also eliminated wheat from my diet for other reasons) was an important part of MY lowering of calories. Because it eliminates calories that are…

The so-called "demonization" of sugar is an apparent obsession of yours. What does it matter if I detest sugary foods (which I do not--I just don't eat them for the sake of my health)? Your situation is obviously different from mine.

Yes--the female hormone, progesterone, helps to stimulate the conversion of fat to energy needs. A number of obese women have discovered that they have no problem controlling their weight when pregnant. It is after the very high levels of progesterone end (with the end of their pregnancy) that they may begin to, once…

Did you actually read the post that you responded to? You are arguing with a straw man. I am NOT on an anti-sugar "crusade" any more than is the American Heart Association (which has spoken to the problem of too much sugar in the standard diet). Please read carefully before you respond.

That 16 cups of soda is well within the consumption of many obese folk. That is only 8 large tumblers of soda (or 4 "Big Gulps"). My Type II diabetic brother (and he is decidedly NOT unusual in that respect) would, in the past, easily drink that every day. He actually was not very obese at any point--just a pot belly. But…

"bingo wings"? And totally agree that loose skin is preferable to big blobs of fat. :smile:

I don't really have much loose skin but I lost the weight very slowly (over 3+ years) AND I ate very well in the process. I am hopeful that my resistance exercise and swimming will eventually tighten up the loose skin I do have. I am like the poster who said that she couldn't wear a bikini but she can now walk up the…

Well, thanks for elevating the discussion, S.O.B. :flowerforyou:

Even just two pounds--because that is all the weight I lost before my blood pressure returned to normal. Read about the connection between fructose, uric acid and hypertension.

You are infusing this discussion with moral imperatives in speaking of "demonizing" and "evil". Those are poor argument tactics and lend little to the discussion. The fact is, in 1900 few Americans ate more than 5 pounds of sugar per year and the vast majority of people were quite slender. Fast forward to today where the…

Anyone? You are forgetting about all the people who read these forums but do not participate. You sugar advocates are very aggressive and very nasty to anyone who DARES to speak against your set-in-stone opinions. I can assure you that there are many more people who share my opinions than yours but they prefer to stay out…

I have explained my choice of that short answer. To keep on harping on it is to lose sight of the other points that I have made in this thread and the very serious research that is being done. Dr. Richard Johnson and his team of medical researchers were able to produce metabolic syndrome IN TWO WEEKS in 60% of…

If you were reading correctly (and considering someone's experience without rejecting it out-of-hand) you would know that I experienced a rapid decline in my blood pressure BEFORE I lost any significant amount of weight--JUST from eliminating added sugar. Tell me--do you always get so angry from participating in online…

Labeling someone "anti-science" is a poor tactic.

Would you say then that the AHA is "sugar demonizing/fear mongering"? Yes, I guess you would. Why do you promote the eating of something that is devoid of any nutrients other than calories? The medical establishment is focusing on the eating of sugar because the research is starting to pile up on the dangers of eating…