[lbo-talk] Thought for the day...

[Alan Rudy]

Somehow, relative to Miles' celebration of salt and fat, I have a feeling
that J was obviously, if implicitly, not only referring to salt, sugar and
fat and the boatload of other chemicals and nasty things in junk food but
also to the sheer volume of those things consumed and consumed in place of
more complex carbohydrates, proteins, vegetables, etc.  Because, adding
another somehow, I'd be surprised if Miles has is advocating that we add a
two tablespoons of salt to every meal and wash each of them down with a pint
of canola, tropical or almond oil - or maybe beef or bacon renderings (and,
yes, I remember how much love of bacon there is here'bouts).  Furthermore,
were I to be as pedantic as our friend from Portland, I could note that what
he probably means by sugar is refined cane or beet sugar rather than
fructose-rich fruits or lactose-rich dairy and that sugars themselves are
necessary to a healthy diet too.  Me, I'm going to do my best not to live on
a diet of Doritos and soggy french fries, despite all that good salt and fat
in 'em.

On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 12:32 AM, <123hop at comcast.net> wrote:


> Jeez, my point was that salt, sugar, and fat is what makes junk food good.
> Of course, in addition to those three ingredients...there's also a shit load
> of chemicals and other nasty stuff.
>
> Joanna
>
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> Quoting 123hop at comcast.net:
>
> > Well, just for the record. I do not sneer at people who love junk food.
> >
> > EVERYBODY loves junk food, myself included. What's there not to love
> > about salt, sugar, and fat?
> > The point is, however, that it's killing us.
> >
> > Joanna
>
> Not sure what the referent of "it" is in the last sentence, but let's
> consider each component separately. Salt is not bad for you; it's
> necessary for metabolic functioning. And no, high salt intake does
> not cause hypertension. There are no experimental studies that
> support that claim. Fat? Again, a necessary dietary component for
> metabolic functioning. Fat intake by itself does not cause any health
> problems, the propaganda of the American Heart Association
> notwithstanding. There are many societies in which people eat far
> more fat than people in the U. S. do and have much better health
> outcomes. That said, I will go along with the "sugar is killing us"
> claim: excessive sugar intake over time does alter insulin response
> and increases risk of type II diabetes.
>
> Miles
>
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