8 Foods We Eat in the U.S. That Are Banned In Other Countries...

[Black Magisterialness]

what do you think is the CUMULATIVE effect of all these different toxins building up in our bodies in all these different ways? could this be contributing to the health crises we are experiencing in the united states?

in fact, what would it take for you to take time from your personal life to participate in acts of social activism i.e. calls visits to your city councilman, community meetings, etc. to try and change some of this shyt?

Of course it is, but the bigger issue is the fact that the nation as a whole is more sedentary. Seriously its a big issue, lots of stuff is burned out of your body when you are active. We have less agriculture, less blue collar jobs, more white collar jobs, more virtual entertainment ect. The chemicals and the lack of activity are all part of the same problem of personal nutrition to begin with. No you don't have to eat freaking whole foods and shyt everyday but we all can do better.

As far as talking to my government, it takes nothing for me personally to send calls and provide literature. The problem is its not started at square one, if proper nutrition isn't taught at home there's nothing any company, government or activist group can do to fix it. My parents got me in the habit on snacking on fruits when i want something sweet, and veggies when i need something more bitter. I was never a big candy person and i attribute that to the fact that my parents didn't eat a lot of candy. That's just one example...a poor one but an example.

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

aren't we in the midst of all time highs for cancer, diabetes, heart disease,etc?

and please dont display some whack chart about life expectancy.

Heart disease and deaths due to heart disease has been on the decline in industrialized nations since the 70's.

U.S. heart disease rates keep falling

Heart Disease Rates Halved In UK Since 80s

Cancer and diabetes are increasing.

The problem is, as usual, you go off the deep end overstating shyt by saying we're "as sick as ever. "

I think we were a lot sicker when we were drinking untreated water, riddled with parasites, bacteria, and protozoa, and dying from shyt like strep throat and ear infections. Before modern sanitation, medicine, water treatment, housing, and food safety, I think we were a lot sicker. That's kinda why life expectancy was so much lower. And if course if you got heart disease, cancer, or diabetes then, you just died.

Have a realistic perspective and frame of reference.

 

[The Real]

Cancer and diabetes are increasing.

True, but even for those, it's complicated, especially cancer. The most prolific forms of cancer (for example, prostate cancer, which 80% of men who reach the age of 80 will have, even though very few will die because of it) are linked to increased life expectancy. The longer we tend to live, the more these cancers will show up in people, just as a matter of odds, so even there, it's not a simple case of us becoming more sick due to some unhealthy practice or living environment- it's a matter of living longer without automatically also having access to cures for these more common illnesses. Certain other cancers, and diabetes, for the most part, I'm willing to grant Leyet, but in terms of the bigger picture, human quality of life for people in developed countries is better than it's ever been for most people at any other time in the history of the species.

 

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

None of those are foods

 

[kickz]

This what capitalism run amok represents. We're all customers, they propagandize us that fat is bad, diet/fat-free products are good. Then we get a multitude of health issues and they have a pill for each, and then each pill gives a side effect where lo and behold they have just the pill for. You're a cash cow from the moment you are born until the moment they put you in the ground and tax your children for the funeral.

Can't have any common sense if it lowers profit margins.

 

[Gang$tarr]

Although I like capitalism, you're right. Corporations just need to be more easily held accountable and people need to be more informed on what they're doing.

 

[OsO]

Heart disease and deaths due to heart disease has been on the decline in industrialized nations since the 70's.

U.S. heart disease rates keep falling

Heart Disease Rates Halved In UK Since 80s

"Overall, 6 percent of adults had heart disease in 2010, down from 6.7 percent in 2006."



1) 6.7% to 6% aint really shyt

2) i said "in the midst of a health crisis," and "in the midst" clearly includes 2006-2010

stop stumbling over insignificant details, and please just go sit the fukk down somewhere and stop responding to my posts... seriously.

 

[OsO]

True, but even for those, it's complicated, especially cancer. The most prolific forms of cancer (for example, prostate cancer, which 80% of men who reach the age of 80 will have, even though very few will die because of it) are linked to increased life expectancy. The longer we tend to live, the more these cancers will show up in people, just as a matter of odds, so even there, it's not a simple case of us becoming more sick due to some unhealthy practice or living environment- it's a matter of living longer without automatically also having access to cures for these more common illnesses. Certain other cancers, and diabetes, for the most part, I'm willing to grant Leyet, but in terms of the bigger picture, human quality of life for people in developed countries is better than it's ever been for most people at any other time in the history of the species.

cancer is cells not being able to replicate properly, which is a dysfunction of human physiology. please stop reaching.

and quality of life is good for some, terrible for others. but bottom line it's not even close to where it SHOULD be.

 

[The Real]

cancer is cells not being able to replicate properly, which is a dysfunction of human physiology. please stop reaching.

and quality of life is good for some, terrible for others. but bottom line it's not even close to where it SHOULD be.

How am I reaching?

And yes, obviously there are vast inequalities.

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

"Overall, 6 percent of adults had heart disease in 2010, down from 6.7 percent in 2006."



1) 6.7% to 6% aint really shyt

2) i said "in the midst of a health crisis," and "in the midst" clearly includes 2006-2010

stop stumbling over insignificant details, and please just go sit the fukk down somewhere and stop responding to my posts... seriously.

I'm sorry, but you claimed heart disease is at an all time high. I pointed out data that shows that it's not at all time high in the U.S. and it's been on the decline for decades since the 70's.

Pointing out that you made a flat-out factually incorrect statement is "insignificantly details?" The lowest rates of heart disease are in the industrialized world. What does that tell you?

Have you ever been factually correct about ONE thing in any debate you've had with anyone the entire time you've posted here or on the coli? You're like the of being wrong.

 

[OsO]

I'm sorry, but you claimed heart disease is at an all time high. I pointed out data that shows that it's not at all time high in the U.S. and it's been on the decline for decades since the 70's.

im sorry i must have missed that fact in the articles you posted, please post the passage

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

im sorry i must have missed that fact in the articles you posted, please post the passage

You have google right?

Achievements in Public Health, 1900-1999: Decline in Deaths from Heart Disease and Stroke -- United States, 1900-1999

Why don't you do your own research on heart disease rates in the U.S...like BEFORE you make claims about it.

 

[OsO]

You have google right?

Achievements in Public Health, 1900-1999: Decline in Deaths from Heart Disease and Stroke -- United States, 1900-1999

Why don't you do your own research on heart disease rates in the U.S...like BEFORE you make claims about it.

"Despite remarkable progress, heart disease and stroke remain leading causes of disability and death. Estimated costs for morbidity and mortality from CVD, including health expenditures and lost productivity, are expected to be $286.5 billion in 1999 (18). In addition, the overall declines in heart disease and stroke mortality mask important differences in rates of decline by race/ethnicity, sex, socioeconomic status, and geographic region. During 1985-1996, for example, heart disease age-adjusted mortality declined 29% among white men, but only 10% among American Indian/ Alaskan Native women (13). Persons of lower socioeconomic status have higher mortality, morbidity, and risk factor levels for heart disease and stroke than persons of higher socioeconomic status (13,19). In addition, the social class gap in heart disease deaths may be increasing as the rates of heart disease decline faster among higher social classes (19). Geographically, declines in heart disease deaths did not occur at the same time for all communities. Areas with poorer socioeconomic profiles were more likely to experience a later onset of the decline of heart disease (19)."








why when i can do absolutely no research and just quote shyt that supports my thesis in shyt that you post.

thats how easy this is.

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

"Despite remarkable progress, heart disease and stroke remain leading causes of disability and death. Estimated costs for morbidity and mortality from CVD, including health expenditures and lost productivity, are expected to be $286.5 billion in 1999 (18). In addition, the overall declines in heart disease and stroke mortality mask important differences in rates of decline by race/ethnicity, sex, socioeconomic status, and geographic region. During 1985-1996, for example, heart disease age-adjusted mortality declined 29% among white men, but only 10% among American Indian/ Alaskan Native women (13). Persons of lower socioeconomic status have higher mortality, morbidity, and risk factor levels for heart disease and stroke than persons of higher socioeconomic status (13,19). In addition, the social class gap in heart disease deaths may be increasing as the rates of heart disease decline faster among higher social classes (19). Geographically, declines in heart disease deaths did not occur at the same time for all communities. Areas with poorer socioeconomic profiles were more likely to experience a later onset of the decline of heart disease (19)."








why when i can do absolutely no research and just quote shyt that supports my thesis in shyt that you post.

thats how easy this is.

Jesus christ

Your claim was heart disease is higher than ever. That's what I disputed. That is factually incorrect and nothing in that passage or anywhere will support that claim. What is not registering here?

 

[Slang]

LOL @ thinking there is a cure or a need for a cure for death. That is what disease is exactly, to expedite the process of death.