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  1. blank Anonymous says:

    Saturated fat is good for you!

    1. Finally someone who gets it, bravo Jimmy Russels

  2. Okay, I am very skeptical on junk food causing depression. Yes, it very well might, but just because there is a correlation between junk food consumption and depression does not mean that junk food consumption causes depression. It could just as easily mean that those that are depressed are more likely to eat junk food and fast food–I mean, the term "stress eating" is popular for a reason. I know when I'm stressed and tired, I'd much rather go to McDonalds than spend a bunch of time preparing a healthy meal

  3. I stopped the junk "food" which consists of; bacon, beef, turkey, chicken, sausage, pork, kielbasa, pepperoni, and any other processed food or land animal meat in 2003. This includes all sodas, corn syrup, aspartame, any artificial sweetners or additives of any kind. IF I need to sweeten tea, I use honey or aguave syrup. I've never been sorry, never been happier and look forward to my vegetables and fruits every day. I haven't been to a fast food joint in almost 10 years.

    Does anyone in my family eat like me? mmmmNOPE, no one!! I was the "butt of jokes" and heard this one from my husband, "your mother isn't eating any of that, lol, lol" and guess who had the triple bypass and heart attack? You guessed it, he did. He was the "king of meats," the greasier the better was his motto! So with that said, he change his eating habits a lot, but he is no where near where I am today. I am still to this day totally flabergasted as to the amount of animal protein he consumes. He thinks he is skating free on pounds of chicken and turkey and other processed foods. He gets completely antsy when there is no meat in this meals.

    I'm 66, a grandmother, I take no prescription medicine, I exercise regularly, and I've lost 66 lbs since 2003, and I eat a mostly vegetarian lifestyle, a little wild salmon and tuna on occasion, lots of water, no milk or land animal protein. My advice is eat vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, beans, quinoa, a little pasta, try using whole wheat pasta.

    Another ounce of advice, go to your local library and borrow "The China Study." You just might do what I did, check it out a dozen times, and then finally say, the heck with this, "I'll just buy it." Don't get into a tizzy trying to understand the technical jargon, just read what you understand, and you will see what I mean.

  4. I'm also anti junk food, yet I know of people eating their share of it while living into their 90's. The older I get the more careful I am eating lots fruit and veggies, avoiding wheat and corn products, as eating junk (pastries, etc) causes digestive upsets, and makes you feel bloated and sluggish.

  5. But I thought it was every other meal that caused problems. Or maybe every third meal. Did anyone not realize it was accumulated. That every meal contributes to poor health, just like every cigarette does.

  6. What they are finding is true, but what they are not looking at,is that it's not the saturated fats causing the inflammation, ( which is what causes calcification, not fats ) it's the refined carbs in any typical fast food meal. The buns are laden with HFC and gluten, artificial colors, preservatives ( it takes ages for MacDonald's food to mold ) and the sugar and fake food additive chemicals that make the buns all shiny and soft.

    And it's not the french fries, but the crappy hydrogenated, trans fat laden "vegetable" oils ( read canola and rapeseed and the like ) that make them unhealthy, they were actually healthier when cooked in lard. The one thing people are not noticing is that the Mediterranean diet, paleo and atkins are all devoid of refined processed carbs, that's why they are healthier on the arteries. They also counteract acid in the system and carbs throw the system off balance to an inflammatory state.

  7. As Jimmy Russel said, don't buy into the false information beyond drilled into our minds all these years. The most up to date and comprehensive studies show that it's not saturated fats, but inflammation that causes artery plaques. What you are missing here is that it's not the fats in the fast food, except for the Trans Fats, of which there is much, but also the main thing is the refined carbs so typical of fast foods. The buns on the sandwiches are the biggest offenders,full of High Fructose Corn Syrup, gluten, artificial colors, flavors, texturizers, mold inhibitors and chemicals to keep them all shiny and moist. Even the french fries are not bad, it's the trans fat laden sub standard "vegetable" oil they fry them in. At high heat these types of oils form toxic compounds that cause inflammation in arteries. The mediterranean type diets along with paleo and atkins all are mostly devoid of all refined carbs, that's what makes them healthier along with the vegetables and olive oil and omega 3 present in these foods.

  8. This article is so misguided that it should be removed. What a disappointment that it comes from this site; I would normally unsubscribe from such a source. Thank goodness for the comments of those who know better.

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