Latest Food List - 50 of the Unhealthiest Foods on the Planet

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Son_of_Perdition

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Ever since my commitment to better health & diet, shunning foods that I used to love. I happened upon this list:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/50-unhealthiest-foods-on-the-planet/ss-BBoSFkF

Went through it & discovered that I still only consume 2 items on the list, poultry - bad juju with the arsenic included in their feed. The second was salad dressing. I use Ranch (low carb) should be using balsamic, vinegar - didn't that make another bad list because of the sugar? Who makes these? Somebody trying to justify their jobs.
 

Son_of_Perdition said:
Ever since my commitment to better health & diet, shunning foods that I used to love. I happened upon this list:

Who makes these? Somebody trying to justify their jobs.
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I think you got it right....someone trying to justify their job, and has excess time on their hands. There are certainly foods we should avoid in excess....diet soda, for example...but a varied diet, in moderation, is probably not going to hurt anyone who is basically healthy. If we were to consume Only items that have no potential harm to us, we would probably be trying to live on distilled water.
 
It's good I'm a pork eating, coffee guzzling, egg loving athiest, otherwise my need for B12 would be poorly replenished. All of them are considered health foods now.
 

Actually I have read that for certain cancers or the risk thereof that soy products can be a bad thing...
I'm not giving up on tofu, veggie burgers, jam, beverage concentrate...my that sounds appealing, baked goods, fruit juice, Chinese food, bottled smoothies, muffins and of course ice cream...hey we all have to go sometime. Nobody ever laid on their death bed saying " I am truly blessed I ate all that kale!"
 
But the point is fureverywhere, to feel the healthiest you can also means staving off disease for as long as you can. We eat pretty healthy and my husband at 65, has been told by the doctor that his blood test numbers are so good that he doesn't need to get tested every year like most people but every other year is good enough. Our doctor was quite impressed and even said that he wished his own numbers were as good. And the foods that are healthy can also be delicious. I read that the University of Alberta students just invented a dairy free gelato that would fool you in a blind-folded taste test. It's also lower in calories, is low in fat and comes in three flavours and is high in protein because it's made of white beans. And where we are moving to, is a vegetarian Chinese restaurant and the food is fabulous. Actually much better than the regular Chinese restaurants that we've been to here in Nova Scotia. Hmm, come to think of it, the other vegetarian Chinese restaurant we've gone to in Halifax is also better than the regular ones. Maybe they try harder or something. Anyway, healthy food can be wonderfully tasty.

And if you're concerned about cancers of the digestive tract, then back off on your meat consumption because the less meat you eat, the less likely you might be to develop one of them. I read a couple PubMed analysis' that says vegans seem to have fewer cases of colon cancer for example. Soy might be problematic if consumed in largish quantities because it has an estrogen like component to it as do yams. But I've read that a cup a day of soy milk wouldn't be a problem so I limit my usage when I make a chocolate protein smoothie. Reminds me of the chocolate milk shakes I used to get once in a while at the White Spot restaurant. Mmm, mmm, good!
 
I'm sorry Debby, I was being humorous. Between any number of factors, some of which can't be changed...I probably have maybe a decade more, maybe two and I'm toast. Ben and Jerry will always be my patron saints however. I know though that some people can have remarkable health results from choosing the right diet. If it wasn't for my family I'd definitely be vegan.
 
I eat 46 of those 50 things. Only exceptions: tofu, sports drinks, bottled water, and veggie burgers. Not changing now.
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I actually avoid most of the things on that list, at least most of the time. Biggest bad ones for me would be the diet soda and sucralose sweetener in my tea. Anything that is high in fat, like fried anything, upsets my GI tract something fierce -- always has. I usually avoid much sugar because I feel like crap after I've eaten a bunch of sugar -- however, a chocolate cake can make me decide it's all worth it. I can't gag tofu down, but I eat mostly chicken and fish when I eat meat. I guess I'm a semi-vegetarian sort of.
 
Sorry Butterfly but semi-vegetarian is like a little bit pregnant. Either you are or you aren't.:) Tofu is an acquired taste for some. I love it, I'll even nibble on a slice just plain. But there are also desserts made of tofu and they are sort of like a softer jello texture and are flavoured with mango and orange. Quite tasty.
 
We love tofu. It just has to be cooked properly and in a good sauce that is absorbs. The tofu we buy does not have the ingredient that was listed.

There is a new word - flexi-vegetarian. Just means most of the time you don't eat meat, but occasionally you do. Most of the time at home we eat vegetarian, but eating out I often order meat.
 
It's true what it said about Doritos. I can't remember the last time I had Doritos, but when I bought some beer at a small shop the other day I had an urge to buy cheesy Doritos. It was a large single serve bag. I think I could have eaten a giant bag of them! So I guess MSG does that??
 
coffee creamer-daily

processsed meats-seldom

deep fried-almost never

farmed salmon- infrequently

turkey-sometimes

several other foods- "trace amounts" only.
 
I think everything we consume should be done with a eye towards health benefits & the other eye towards the potential harm that comes from over consumption of any food.
 

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