Respectful Politics Thread (Let's Just See)

[D'Snowth]

I agree with the vegetarian mindset, but I still like meat. I've solved this issue for me quite simply: I don't go out and kill animals, but only eat the ones that are already dead. Boom. Problem solved.

You win the internet today!

 

[Old Thunder]

I know they say dairy and meat are actually the worst food groups for you

That's bulls***. Carbs are actually the worst food group; people have pushed them on to us for years because they're cheap and inexpensive and you can eat more of them because they don't fill you up for too long. It's all been a scam, more or less. Dairy is fine - calcium is great for your bones - and meat has a lot of protein, which is the building block of your cells.

 

[LittleJerry92]

Too much fiber can also be bad too.

Spoiler

Wattery poop.

 

[D'Snowth]

That's bulls***. Carbs are actually the worst food group; people have pushed them on to us for years because they're cheap and inexpensive and you can eat more of them because they don't fill you up for too long. It's all been a scam, more or less. Dairy is fine - calcium is great for your bones - and meat has a lot of protein, which is the building block of your cells.

Honestly, they keep changing it all the time. They keep changing everything all the time.

"Dairy is good for you! It helps build strong bones and healthy teeth!"
"No, we changed our minds, dairy's bad for you! It wrecks your digestive system and makes you morbidly obese!"

"Meat is good for you! You need protein to build up your strength and energy!"
"No, we changed our minds, meat is bad for you! Man isn't meant to eat meat, that's why we don't have sharp teeth like wild animals!"

"Corn syrup is bad for you! It makes you fat and lazy and can wreck havoc on your health!"
"No, we changed our minds, corn syrup's no different than sugar, so go ahead and eat it, just don't pig out on it, m'kay?"

"Whole grain is good for you! Actually, it's the best thing ever for you, because it won't make you fat and unhealthy like the white stuff, like bread, pasta, and rice!"
"No, we changed our minds, whole grain's not that good for you, we've just been lying to you about it all this time."

 

[LittleJerry92]

Oh, DO go on with this helpful information.

-said the guy trying to lose weight.

 

[Old Thunder]

Too much fiber can also be bad too.

Spoiler

Wattery poop.

Yeah, but only too much. When eaten normally it's quite good for you.

"Dairy is good for you! It helps build strong bones and healthy teeth!"
"No, we changed our minds, dairy's bad for you! It wrecks your digestive system and makes you morbidly obese!"

There's a lot of fat in milk - depending on what kind you drink - but it's not bad fat, and honestly it's better to have the normal stuff than skim or whatever. So long as you don't overdo it completely, you should be good.

"Meat is good for you! You need protein to build up your strength and energy!"
"No, we changed our minds, meat is bad for you! Man isn't meant to eat meat, that's why we don't have sharp teeth like wild animals!"

Protein is important. The teeth argument is stupid; we're omnivores. We can eat both plants and meat. Also, we're a part of the food chain - why are we somehow the only predatory animals that can't eat meat? No sense.

"Corn syrup is bad for you! It makes you fat and lazy and can wreck havoc on your health!"
"No, we changed our minds, corn syrup's no different than sugar, so go ahead and eat it, just don't pig out on it, m'kay?"

Corn syrup is a type of sugar, but it's worse than the real stuff.

"Whole grain is good for you! Actually, it's the best thing ever for you, because it won't make you fat and unhealthy like the white stuff, like bread, pasta, and rice!"
"No, we changed our minds, whole grain's not that good for you, we've just been lying to you about it all this time."

Whole grain is good for you, grain- / carbohydrate-wise. It doesn't go through the 'editing process' white bread and such goes through. However, it's still a form of carbohydrates, so you shouldn't be eating nearly as much as they say. Still, when eating grain, it's best to stick to the whole stuff.

Oh, DO go on with this helpful information.

-said the guy trying to lose weight.

You're welcome.

 

[D'Snowth]

My conspiracy theory is this: we never had an obesity problem until "they" created the obesity problem.

Think about it: "they" always look back into decades past (like the 50s and 60s), and are like, "Can you believe all the butter and salt and other unnatural things we ate in such mass quantities back then? No wonder we have an obesity problem today!"

Yeah, that's just it . . . there wasn't an obesity problem back in those days when people were, presumably, eating mass quantities of butter and salt and other unnatural things . . . in fact, a lot of ordinary people back then were pretty much healthy . . . sure, you may have had an occasionally plump person because they ate too much sweets or something like that, but otherwise, not a lot of people were morbidly obese, let alone overweight, and nobody obsessed over what they did or didn't eat.

Fast-foward to today, nobody knows what the frog we can or can't eat, because "they" keep changing the rules all the time (as I previously demonstrated). On top of that, everybody obsesses of what they do or don't eat, but it's now we have the obesity problem.

Doncha see? It's all mind games, maaaaan . . . they're connin' us, and scorin' big time, maaaaan.

 

[Old Thunder]

The biggest issue of all is how lazy our society has gotten. More and more people skip out on exercise, which is the most important part of staying healthy. I struggle with it myself.

 

[D'Snowth]

Well, there's the stigma that exercize is boring, which, let's face it: it is. That's why there's all these attempts to make exercizing more fun - Richard Simmons has been doing it since the 80s.

 

[LittleJerry92]

I usually give my body a rest on weekends, but yeah, exercise is important and helps get out anger and stress.

Far as food goes.... I mean, just give your body a balanced diet. Simple as that.