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Scientists Link “Meat-eaters Molecule” to Chronic Diseases

July 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Bonnie and I have recently become vegetarians.  It was tough at first, but I think we’ve assimilated pretty well.  Makes me glad when I read things like this about new molecular discoveries in red meat: “Eating these foods could trigger inflammation and, over the long term, heart disease, certain cancers and auto-immune illnesses.” Yikes.

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No Wonder We’re Fat and Dying

May 14th, 2008 · No Comments

“In the 1970s, around 47 percent of Americans were overweight or obese; now 66 percent of us are. In addition, the number of just obese people has doubled, from 15 percent of our population to 30 percent.”  Why?  We keep eating and drinking more and more.  We’re killing ourselves.  

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