Re: RE: Everything is cancer causing.

[Guest guest]

> They are beef, potatoes, and pasta pictured there!

> These are 3 bad foods, folks. They are our worst enemies,

> according to Harvard nutrition scholars.

I can't let this go by without pointing out some things that ought to be

obvious.

Potatoes ... potatoes are not terribly rich in nutrition and have a fairly

high calorie content. But they are not *bad*. Especially when properly

prepared and not turned into junk food. It is not the the potato that is

bad, it is the way it is prepared/processed.

Beef ... Ok, I might concede the point if you're talking about the putrid

stuff sold in the grocery stores (hormone laden, chemical heavy, and grain

fed to increase the useless weight/fat content). But not if it is *good*

beef. Pasture fed with no hormones and chemicals. It is good for you then.

Like all meats, we in " the west " east too much of it in comparision to

vegetables. But beef is not bad, it is only the way it is raised and

processed. And there is no reason to single out beef among the numerous

varieties of processed meats in the grocery stores. Among those, beef isn't

the worst.

Pasta ... Interesting how things change. Pasta was treated as the *ultimate*

food during the peak of the low fat religion. The yuppies couldn't get

enough of it. Now it's listed as bad. But again, there is nothing inherently

bad about pasta if properly prepared. Whole grain pasta made from freshly

ground organic grain is certainly not unhealthy. Like all grain foods and

potatoes, it shouldn't be eaten in great quantities because of the

nutrient/calorie ratio but it is hardly *bad*. And there is no reason to

single out pasta among the numerous varieties of highly processed empty

carbohydrates that line the grocery shelves. Among those, pasta isn't the

worst.

Given the above, and the many unanswered questions it forces ... as regards

this food pyramid and Harvard nutrition scholars and their kin it is a much

safer and more likely correct conclusion to point out that anything coming

from Big Science (including Big Health Science) should always be assumed to

be simply the latest shot fired in some socio-political agenda or someone's

pocketbook agenda rather than being believed simply because it came from

some formerly credible source. What do you bet this study wasn't funded by

Mc's.

The majority of these " studies " are one of two things: a) some Big Food

corporate interest trying to gain approval or marketshare for their latest

product, or just another attempt to convert us all into good little

vegetarians who never go to Mc's.

End of rant ... with most humble apologies.

[Guest guest]

And, in fact, beef is one of the least offensive meats now that salt is soaked into the "fresh" pork, chicken, and turkey. And of course pots provide energy as well as a lot of potassium, to a diet that cannot be totally devoid of energy.

Regards.

----- Original Message -----

From: Hipp

Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 9:40 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] RE: Everything is "cancer causing".

Beef ... Ok, I might concede the point if you're talking about the putridstuff sold in the grocery stores (hormone laden, chemical heavy, and grainfed to increase the useless weight/fat content). But not if it is *good*beef. Pasture fed with no hormones and chemicals. It is good for you then.Like all meats, we in "the west" east too much of it in comparision tovegetables. But beef is not bad, it is only the way it is raised andprocessed. And there is no reason to single out beef among the numerousvarieties of processed meats in the grocery stores. Among those, beef isn'tthe worst.