Joanne Wrote:
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> Sue,
>
> Maybe Morf thought he was being funny, but he's
> over the top IMO. Not all processed food is toxic
> or full of insect parts. Kids today are
> overweight because they do not get enough
> exercise. Many are latch key kids who come home
> and sit in front of a tv or computer. Kids, even
> pre-schoolers often have non active toys.
>
> Not only that, but what about the drugs the
> mothers of those kids took? Or the meds kids are
> put on today for everything? Those are as likely
> to be damaging as anything in food. Morf seems
> oblivious to genetic engineering and what it does.
>
>
> Finally, unprocessed food is not necessarily the
> best. Some people do not digest or absorb all
> nutrients from unprocessed food. Cooking is
> processing, after all...Humans have been eating
> processed foods for thousands of years. It
> depends on the processing. Organic food makes
> people sick, too. People flip out over
> pesticides, but not organic manure.
You make some good points. I agree that more exercise and less drugging would help people keep from getting obese; but food and the environment are also critical factors, especially the kinds of foods that are high in carbs and low in nutrients. Most of the food sold in my school gives me a shudder, and some of it is loaded with caffeine and high fructose corn syrup and trans-fatty acids. The chips and fried foods are really scary.
What I was objecting to ab ove was what I thought was, for you, an uncharacteristic and completely unfounded and logically fallacious conclusion about someone's mental health based on his rhetoric. Also, not everything he said was all that exaggerated. Many supermarkets are toxic and they sell very bad products. It's good for people to become more aware of these things, and humor and a little exaggeration can perhaps make an impact where serious demogoguery might not.
Also, I don't think any mention was made that cooking was a bad thing. By processed, I meant the stuff they put in food to preserve it, color it, sweeten it, punch it up, or pad it out.
And a couple of questions. What kind of organic food makes people sick? Also, are all gm foods bad?
Sue
