This has been bothering me for years, you know, you hear that a research study has been conducted and they find that eggs are bad for you, and then back in the 1980s, it was highly recommended that people each more carbs and those folks started packing on pounds (probably they added too much oil to their pasta dishes, who knows), and the low-fat items which are indeed low fat, but they are loaded with chemicals and carbs to get them that way, and tonight on the news, there is now a research report that says people are passing away from vitamins and supplements. The vitamin manufacturers did report they have seen an increase in this, but don't know why. This was on the Ticker on Fox News.
So does the general population really follow these trendy research reports? I know I have always been skeptical of any report. I remember back when I was a child I saw very few overweight people; there weren't a lot of fastfood places to eat; we ate balanced meals and snacks were fruit. Not anymore it seems. And the only reason why I am large is because I put in more than I spend (well, duh).
There was a report that did get my attention several years ago and it came from the Mayo Clinic. They reported they found that sunblock caused some skin cancers. Now, this was squashed after being on the news for a few short days, but their study really went into detail and it had been conducted for over 15 years. A friend of mine who is a dermatologist in California agrees with this study in some cases. He says he is finding an alarming number of cancers that are attributed to overuse of sunblocks. His recommendation is to cover the body with lightweight clothing, stay in the sun only 2 hours a day for the vitamin benefits, and to use nothing over a 15 sunblock.
So, even though after being on this island for six years now, and having ate more fish than is probably in the sea, I am longing for enchiladas and anything beef because I haven't seen a study yet on enchiladas.
Thoughts?
Donna
Parents
Former Member
Allen, you are probably so right; many companies who produce reports are self-serving ($$$$$) so they are banking on the gullible people of the universe. And I also saw the report on garlic yesterday. I guess I am going to morph my thread, but it is health related.
Even though Honduras is primarily Spanish, at least on the mainland, it is also black caribe people and spanish here on Roatan. The foods they eat are amazingly not healthy; flour tortillas made with lard, small red beans, and chicken baked with two cups of brown sugar! Diabetes is predominant here even in children under 6. And yet there is fish in the sea, but everything they make is sickingly SWEET; sugar is put into everything. The ice tea is totally throw-away, and if I ever see another green bell pepper here, I am going to use it as target practice. Restaurants are fine here; the island people eat high sugar foods. The sugar does remind me of what we ate when training back in the 60s: steak and hershey bars--wonderful!
And since foods are important to us, what are some of your favorites? Right now, mine is obviously enchiladas. But also, let's not forget and try to remember any reports you have seen that sounded skeptical. I'll bet there are some out there I haven't heard about.
Allen, you are probably so right; many companies who produce reports are self-serving ($$$$$) so they are banking on the gullible people of the universe. And I also saw the report on garlic yesterday. I guess I am going to morph my thread, but it is health related.
Even though Honduras is primarily Spanish, at least on the mainland, it is also black caribe people and spanish here on Roatan. The foods they eat are amazingly not healthy; flour tortillas made with lard, small red beans, and chicken baked with two cups of brown sugar! Diabetes is predominant here even in children under 6. And yet there is fish in the sea, but everything they make is sickingly SWEET; sugar is put into everything. The ice tea is totally throw-away, and if I ever see another green bell pepper here, I am going to use it as target practice. Restaurants are fine here; the island people eat high sugar foods. The sugar does remind me of what we ate when training back in the 60s: steak and hershey bars--wonderful!
And since foods are important to us, what are some of your favorites? Right now, mine is obviously enchiladas. But also, let's not forget and try to remember any reports you have seen that sounded skeptical. I'll bet there are some out there I haven't heard about.
