Toxic substances in our food

greendawn

Do you worry about pesticides and numerous other toxic subtances that find their way in our food eg plasticisers, and heavy metals such as mercury in fish? Do you think these are responsible for the increase in cancer diabetes and other diseases that went up explosively in the last 70 years?

Populations still living naturally in primitive setups rarely suffer from such degenerative diseases.

jstalin

I think a lot of health problems tie back to consumption of refined sugars and refined flour-based foods. Our bodies just weren't designed to consume those foods. Most native populations eat wild animals and fruits/veggies, with little sugar or wheat flour consumption.

Cylon

"Populations still living naturally in primitive setups rarely suffer from such degenerative diseases."

Because they are dead at 45.

Talking about "the good ole days", people starved. Got worms. GI disorders. Food poisoning regularly from food. Should we be eating refined substances? No. But to blame some pestitcides and other things it a bit of a stretch.

sherrid

Oh, HOney, can we talk?? Let's talk nutrition.

First of all, chemicals are a great concern, considering the fools who foul up the air with so many pollutants it's killing us BEFORE ARMAGEDDON!! Global warming will have devastating impacts with in the very next few years, because we foolishly belive in driving our cars for a five-minute trip to k-mart instead of walking.

As far as nutrition is concerned, considering what kind of CRAP we put into our bodies is CERTAINLY most directly responsible for the increase in cancer, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and many other diseases which are ENTIRELY PREVENTABLE if we only ate the way NATURE intended. Shoving Big-Mac's, french fries, and non-nutritious sugar water (Known as coke, or pepsi) down our throats on a daily basis is basically killing each and every one of us.

Try taking a peek at THE CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST website, and get your eyes FULL of nutritional information, FOOD PORN, and stuff you never imagined that you could do for your own health, simply be eating the way GOD intended for you to .

The Garden of Eden was FILLED with the fruit of every tree, plant of the ground, and certain animals that Adam and Eve could daily take their fill of!! Notice it did not contain; candy bars, fried foods, soda pop, or some artificially coloured goo manufactured in a plant somewhere..........

Cylon

could any of you provide a link with a study proving longevity based on any diet other than a restricted calorie one. To my knowledge only eating LESS has been PROVEN successful and extending life. The rest is just hype, b.s., and conjecture by the "health food industry" which is just as, if not more so, perverted than the regular food biz.

jstalin

Center for Science in the Public Interest is a political hack group which would love to outlaw any bad food. They want to choose for us what we can eat.

I've known plenty of people who eat "organic" foods and they aren't any more healthy than the average joe. Exercise is really the more important factor in overall health.

ColdRedRain

I heard of this really dangerous substance in our foods. It's called dihydrogen monoxide. http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html It killed many during Hurricane Katrina.

MidwichCuckoo

Last week's ''Mail On Sunday'' (I think that's where I read it) reported the dangers of drinking bottled water. Apparently ANTIMONY is absorbed into the water from the plastic bottle.

ObservingTexan

I heard of this really dangerous substance in our foods. ; It's called dihydrogen monoxide. ; http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html ; It killed many during Hurricane Katrina.

As a former high school science teacher turned medical prefessional I can attest to the DANGER of this stuff. Drink to much of it at once and your brain swells and you're dead. Inhale enough.... you're history. No one in their right mind would let a small child near the stuff without close supervision.

Fe2O3Girl

I got a nasty burn from the gaseous form of dihydrogen monoxide. Apparently it is also a very powerful solvent!! It is present in many common foods.

Toxic substances in our food

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