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StephK -> RE: Whole Foods and Clean Eating chatter (5/16/2008 10:54:01 AM)
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Hybrid plants scare me, too. I wish they would label foods that had been genetically tampered with.
GMO was discussed in the interview I linked to.
If one's health suffered, from cutting out meat, then they weren't doing it right. There simply, scientifically, nutritionally, is no reason that (I've found in over ten years of nutrition investigation) being vegetarian isn't 100% healthy, when done properly.
Meat consumption is simply a choice, not a dietary necessity (in reason.). Just like...well, any choice we all make, what to wear, what to eat, whether or not to drink, it's just a personal choice.
I really enjoy the clearer skin I have, when I'm not ingesting all the hormones and chemicals pumped into chicken and cows in this country. I wasn't happy about it, when I determined it was a definate factor, but I have to keep reminding myself of all the physical benefits, vs. the tastiness. Mmm...tasty steak... - which I still eat on occasion, mind you, but I make sure it's drug-free. Just say no! [8D]
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According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, by 1999, roughly 99 percent of cows on large feedlots in the U.S. were given synthetic hormonal implants. These hormones, some of which are used illegally by athletes, are prohibited for over-the-counter use by humans in the United States, but the FDA refuses to adequately regulate their use to promote growth in cows, meaning that when you eat meat and drink milk, you are consuming unsafe drugs that weren’t prescribed to you.
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American Beef: Why is it Banned in Europe?
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These sex hormones, particularly estradiol, are linked ever more closelyto the escalating incidence of reproductive cancers since 1973 -- 54%for post-menopausal breast cancer, 67% for testicular cancer, and 105%for prostate cancer. Of particular concern also is the increasingincidence of premature puberty in young girls, which has been linked tohormonal meat.
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Hormone residues in beef have been implicated in the early onset of puberty in girls, which could put them at greater risk of developing breast and other forms of cancer....Milk from rBGH-treated cows contains higher levels of IGF-1 (Insulin Growth Factor-1), which has been linked to colon and breast cancer. Even though no direct connection has been made between elevated IGF-1 levels in milk and cancer in humans, scientists have expressed concern.xv
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There isn't one good fish to purchase. It depends on how you're going to use it. Your budget. Where you live, what's available, etc. Generally, if I feel like fish, I just see what looks good and is affordable.
For the record, I'm in the PCOS club, too.
I know how to do vegetarian. I also can't tolerate soy so that wipes out a lot of options for protein sources. I have other food allergies too. I feel best on a balanced diet with meat. I don't feel guilty about my choices We each have to do what is right for us.
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