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Originally Posted by nmnita
You do realize what is backed by science changes constantly don't you? All you have to do is research what was and wasn't healthy eating 50 years ago compared to now: I can still remember in my nutrition classes n college back in the mid 50s what we were taught was a good diet.  |
Yes, of course, but that doesn't mean that science isn't the best option we have for determining what is healthy. What is the alternative you are suggesting? At least science is a concerted effort to base information on evidence. Studying nutrition is inherently tricky because there are many variables that can't always be controlled for, but it is a far better alternative than anything else.
In the past, scientific thought about physics was much different than it is today. Does that mean we shouldn't trust physicists? Or that we shouldn't believe the Bohr model of the atom (nucleus, electrons, etc.) because that hasn't always been the scientific consensus?
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Originally Posted by runswithscissors
I think you're SPECIFICALLY ranting against ME, wherein I even stated that the word "natural" can be a marketing gimmick WAY before you even challenged me on that thread. 
Which happened to be a thread stating OLIVE OIL isn't healthy...of all things LOL. OLIVES. Which have been used by human beings for over 7000 years. |
No, your posts are one example of the thing I'm talking about, but I've seen multiple posts of the same stripe.
And I never suggested that olive oil isn't healthy. My participation in a thread where the OP suggests that doesn't mean I agree with the OP and more than your participation here suggests you agree with me.
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Originally Posted by runswithscissors
Weren't YOU the one who tried to make a case that mechanically altered foods like LOW FAT or NO FAT (dairy, for example) is HEALTHIER than plain old NATURAL milk?
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I said the fact that natural milk is natural doesn't imply it is healthier. I stand by that. Food is healthy or unhealthy based on what's in it, not based on the fact that that's how it came out of the cow's utter.
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Originally Posted by runswithscissors
You want "evidence"? Human milk is 50 - 60 % FAT.
Newsflash: Academics, politicians and the food industry get their FUNDING to come up with this nonsense busy work intended to control buying habits from scamming the taxpayer.
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That isn't good evidence. Human milk is intended to turn an 8 pound infant into a 20 pound baby. It's designed to feed a human during the most intensive growth period of that human's life. That doesn't leave an obvious conclusion that high-fat milk is good for humans to drink.
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