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Food is Medicine. And It’s Toxic. Why Would You Choose to Eat Poison?
Long before there were Cheetos, Oreos and Ritz Crackers, and processed meats were identified as some of the worst possible foods, we ate what we could grow or forage. The advent of the American snack food industry was two centuries ago, although I might posit that any handful of berries or a ripe apple is just as much a snack, and vastly better.
And yes, we know that. We got that. We’re tired of hearing that.
Hand me the donuts, please. My hand is up. They are very hard to resist. That’s how they’re designed. Many of us battle with this every single day.
I used to think it was just about the calories. Many still do, and that includes too many nutritionists and many more health care folks. And they are wrong. Please see Dr. Jason Fung’s fine Medium piece here.
For one, too many of us use our Fitbits as an excuse to gorm a pizza based on calories alone. And, using a calorie as a measure doesn’t take into account the value of the food to our bodies. Even then, I could chow down on a granola or a KIND bar thinking (incorrectly) that I’ve just given myself a nice boost. Yeah. To my butt. Because there’s little difference between those so-called good foods and a Snickers bar, which, frankly, tastes a whole lot better. If you’re going to do damage, hell, at…