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I enjoy low-fat food because it's healthier
On 4/10/2015 2:13 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 3:44:21 PM UTC-10, Xeno wrote: >> On 4/10/2015 9:37 AM, dsi1 wrote: >>> On Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 12:21:41 PM UTC-10, Brooklyn1 wrote: >>>> On Sat, 3 Oct 2015 15:15:06 -0700, "Julie Bove" >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> "dsi1" <> wrote in message >>>>> ... >>>>> On Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 7:12:17 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote: >>>>>> "Xeno" > wrote in message >>>>>> ... >>>>>>> On 3/10/2015 10:44 PM, Ophelia wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "Xeno" > wrote in message >>>>>>>> ... >>>>>>>>> On 3/10/2015 9:29 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote: >>>>>>>>>> On Friday, October 2, 2015 at 8:39:31 PM UTC-4, Xeno wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> On 2/10/2015 8:51 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 6:47:28 PM UTC-4, John Doe wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> The idea that "low-fat" means you get an equivalent amount of >>>>>>>>>>>>> badness >>>>>>>>>>>>> from other ingredients is just silly. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Processed foods that are "low fat" often have additional amounts of >>>>>>>>>>>> sugar added to make them more palatable for the mass market. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> That's because fat is flavour. Remove fat and you have remaining >>>>>>>>>>> something that more tastes like cardboard. Other ingredients such as >>>>>>>>>>> salt, sugar, etc. are added in an attempt to restore the flavour. >>>>>>>>>>> What >>>>>>>>>>> you really need to look for is a balanced diet of 'real food'. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I've been drinking nonfat milk for decades. There is nothing to >>>>>>>>>>>>> make up >>>>>>>>>>>>> for the lack of fat. I use it for anything I would normally use >>>>>>>>>>>>> milk >>>>>>>>>>>>> for, like... Cereal, chocolate milk, straight milk, whatever. I no >>>>>>>>>>>>> longer desire fatty milk. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> And as a result of reducing my fat intake and eating plenty of >>>>>>>>>>>>> fiber, my >>>>>>>>>>>>> cholesterol levels are excellent. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I eat a fair amount of fat, and my cholesterol levels are >>>>>>>>>>>> excellent. >>>>>>>>>>>> Good genetics has a lot to do with it. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> You can quickly destroy the benefits of good genetic by consuming a >>>>>>>>>>> poor >>>>>>>>>>> diet and/or lifestyle. We are not genetically programmed for our >>>>>>>>>>> current >>>>>>>>>>> 'western' diet and lifestyle and the effects, such as obesity, are >>>>>>>>>>> now >>>>>>>>>>> beginning to show this quite clearly. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Well, when I say "a fair amount", it might be considered "not much" >>>>>>>>>> by >>>>>>>>>> others, since I try to control my calorie intake. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> A teaspoon (or so) of butter on my oatmeal in the morning >>>>>>>>>> A pint of 2% milk >>>>>>>>>> An ounce or two of cheese at lunch >>>>>>>>>> A tablespoon or two of olive oil at dinner >>>>>>>>>> Whatever fat comes along with chicken breast, farmed salmon or flank >>>>>>>>>> steak >>>>>>>>>> Some cocoa butter in an ounce of semi-sweet chocolate >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Of course, I eat fruits, vegetables and grains (whole and refined), >>>>>>>>>> too. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> That's kind of a typical day. If I want to have a BLT with >>>>>>>>>> mayonnaise, I have it. A couple times a year, fried fish >>>>>>>>>> and French fries. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Sounds like a reasonably balanced diet. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> It seems like everybody around me is on Lipitor or something. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Not this little black duck! >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I don't even know what it is LOL >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> Didn't you look it up? I did! I had no idea what it was either. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It is merely a brand name of a Statin, a Cholesterol lowering drug. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I knew of Statins, http://tinyurl.com/ab82ly6 just not Lipitor. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Now I know but since I don't need such things the knowledge is wasted on >>>>>>> me. Hope you find it useful. ;-) >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks but no, I wasn't particularly interested  I thought it was some>>>>>> kind of slimming pill >>>>>> >>>>>> As for statins! Wouldn't ever touch those. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ >>>>> >>>>> You ought to get a load of my diabetes med, Victoza. A few minutes after I >>>>> take it, I feel kinda uneasy in my guts. It's fast acting stuff! It probably >>>>> as a secondary effect of controlling blood sugar by reducing carb intake or >>>>> any food intake for that matter. My guess is that you don't ever want to be >>>>> taking this drug. Works pretty good with the blood glucose though. >>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> >>>>> I hope you don't get bad stuff from it. I can't remember now what it can >>>>> cause. Either pancreatitis or kidney failure. Maybe both. >>>> >>>> YOOSE PHUCK PHACES WANNA KEEP YOUR DISGUSTING DISEASES OUT OF THIS >>>> FOOD/COOKING NEWSGROUP... YOOSE RUINING FOLK'S APPETITES... YOOSE >>>> FILTHY DIRTY STINKIN' DOUCHEBAGS. . . . >>> >>> Sounds like yoouse got a really bad case of diarrhea...  >>> >> He's been spreading it so it's about time he got some back! >> >> -- >> >> Xeno > > Yes Virginia, there are grown men that still throw temper tantrums. You're not wrong! ;-) > > Some people come here for the witty conversation, I come here for the spectacle of it all! > LOL -- Xeno |
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