39 Replies to “Making Us Sick”

  1. Yup. The numbers aren’t lying.

    I only watched the featured cut and not the whole interview, but I hope she also talked about the lack of exercise starting in childhood and continuing into adulthood for many people.

  2. The good news is that a lot of what she’s talking about is reversible on an individual level including type 2 diabetes. Ditch the processed foods and seed oils, reduce/eliminate carbs and stay active. Pharma remedies are not the solution.

    On a societal level were effed. The food and drug companies are too powerful.

    Kamala wants to challenge the food guidelines with an emphasis on getting rid of meat – the most nutrient-dense source of substate available. Upsidedown logic.

    Kennedy Jr. talks about this too and he’s on the right track. But he’s going nowhere.

    1. Carbs have been the main source of calories since the invention of agriculture ten thousand years ago, first in the form of grains, then later in western Europe in the form of potatoes. It isn’t carbs that’s the problem.

      1. “It isn’t carbs that’s the problem.”

        Bingo! It’s binge eating disorder that has reached the epidemic stage.

        1. Most highly processed foods have additives that reduce satiety and promote consumption. Various forms of simple sugar are the primary ingredients. It’s not simply a function of consumer behaviour. It is by design.

          1. Yup, indeed. And Facebook is designed to addict; and likewise on-line porn and gambling.

            But that doesn’t change the fact that we have an increasingly large (no pun intended) segment of North American society that can’t control its desire to feel good. And our depressive times certainly aren’t helping.

      2. If you want to lower your blood sugar they a significant part of the problem for a variety of reasons too detailed litigate here.

        The discussion is more nuanced, I’ll give you that.

      3. The carbs of today are far more processed than the carbs of 200 years ago. They are essentially sugar. Explain to me why eliminating simple carbs and beer will effectively reduce or eliminate type 2 diabetes.

    2. No the seed oils are anti inflammatory and help lower cholesterol, it’s the saturated fats and processed meats that are the main problem imo

      1. I’m with you on the processed meats. Everything else you said is backwards. Seed oils are absolutely inflammatory. The “saturated fat is bad mantra” was born from shoddy research by Ansel Keys in the 1960s. His outsized influence begat the low-fat high-carb era from which these metabolic diseases flourished.

  3. Looking across the prairies I don’t see a lot of food being grown. Ingredients for soylent green sure, but not food.

    Im on an effort to return fields to pasture and food production.

  4. There are carbs and then there are carbs.
    Re: wheat. Wheat berries are to commercial flour(even whole wheat flour) like a paper towel is to a tree. In order to make wheat flour shelf stable most of the nutrition was removed and a few synthetic vitamins were added back in. The downside is that if you mill your own flour, as I do, you must use it within hours. When I make cookies, I grind the flour as step one in the recipe. My son in law makes bread with fresh ground wheat. What shocked us is how filling it is, you CANNOT overeat it. Another issue is that your baked goods don’t have the same shelf life as store bought products. After a day or two we use left over bread for French toast. It goes in the freezer as a grab and go breakfast. Sounds like a pain, I know, but you’d be surprised at how many people have mastered this skill, and it is a SKILL; it requires practice and experience. The other plus is that wheat berries have a decade long shelf life, if stored properly.
    It’s a threefer, nutrition, weight control, Prepping.

    1. Yes, there’s a big difference between occasionally eating healthier carbs like a whole potato, a handful of almonds, a slice of whole grain toast, a bowl of oatmeal or popcorn or unhealthy carbs like desserts, candy, potato chips or refined flour white bread and pasta. It’s like the difference between eating an apple or a handful of white sugar. Since my weight is healthy, I don’t get fanatical about a low carb diet but I do primarily eat quality protein like farm eggs and venison plus, at this time of year, my garden fresh fruits, berries and vegetables.

      For most people, cutting out junky food and high carb refined foods is a great start to feeling better and losing weight. Then add in better sleep, exercise, fresh air and sunshine.

  5. What’s changed in the last 50 years?.. Everything.. Open borders is their solution.. Into the meat grinder you go..
    The fix is, you die and get replaced with a new adult.. Kind of like America in the 1700s without the opportunity..

    None of this is good on a personal level.. Look into the eyes of the new Canadians.. They know..

  6. There is no such thing as the ideal diet.
    It takes a special kind of Karen to tell other people what they should or should not be eating.

    1. yes there is no single ideal diet. But do not confuse ordering people what to eat with telling them the downsides of their diet and letting them make the decision to change or stay on their own.

      1. If someone decides to live off soda pop, McDonald’s and potato chips, that’s their business, and theirs alone.
        These people are like vegans, spewing their unsolicited opinions and advice.

        Again, it takes a special Kind of Karen to tell other people what they should or should not be eating.

        1. Sharing information which lets people make their own informed choices isn’t telling people what to do. Most people don’t really think about possible downsides to our modern food and lifestyle choices. For every person who says “Shut up about health”, there’s another person who says “That’s interesting. I didn’t know about that. I might look in to it.”

          1. The concept of “mind your own effin business” is totally lost on you people, you people who consider yourself qualified to suggest lifestyle choices to complete strangers, under the guise of “I’m so caring!”
            It is people like you that gave the nanny state the opportunity to screw everybody over, because they too “care so much.”
            Just another form of Safety Karen.
            Eff off, and mind your own goddamned business.

          2. I love posters like you. The more unreasonable and unhinged you get, the more rational reasonable people sound. Please, carry on, your contribution to these discussions are pure gold.

            Have a great weekend.

  7. Bunch of effin Karens spouting their equivalent of “You shouldn’t smoke cigarettes, its bad for you.”
    Eff off is the only reasonable response to these people.

  8. A trip to your local Walmart is all the proof you need that the health of the average American has absolutely cratered.

  9. Sorry … she lost me when she said our “toxic environment” is causing rampant disease. Sorry, that’s just ignorant and NOT supported by science. However, when Doctors claim the shocking rise in Cancers in those under 45 years old is likely due to a fast food and junk food diet? THAT is much more believable. Rampant obesity causing cancers and other health problems? Absolutely. A sedentary, screen-viewer lifestyle ? Absolutely.

    You wanna talk about a “toxic” environment causing death and disease? Just look to any 3rd world country … or virtually EVERY nation 150 years ago without sanitation or clean drinking water. Now THAT is what a genuine “toxic” environment looks like. Yeah … ya wanna go live in a plywood hut in the mountains like Ted Kaczynski? You’ll die of dysentery before “microplastics” ever harm you.

    I eat (mostly) my ancestral diet … my French diet … lots of butter, cheese, meats … but ALWAYS … lots of greens and vegetables. Every meal is home prepared from fresh foods and is BALANCED. I’m not bragging, because I am also a diabetic (which I believe was caused by eating far too much crisps and candy in my youth). But I also just had my last-ever colonoscopy at age 68 … last-ever … because I am completely polyp and lesion-free … and statistically that means I’ll die of something else before I ever succumb to colon cancer. I attribute that to eating lots of greens and vegetables. But I’m no salad-only queef. And I get plenty of exercise … doing REAL work around the house. Vigorous, strenuous, work.

    1. My response to anyone shouting “toxins”…

      Name the specific toxin. Chemicals have names.

      1. Exactly. And then name the transmission mechanism and metabolic uptake. And all this utter nonsense about rampant asthma (and worse) being caused by “particulate matter”. Every time the wind blows hard we’re exposed to more common dirt which generates particulate matter of ALL sizes. And much of that DIRT and Vegetation are quite toxic. The human body (lungs) has evolved to handle this. Yes, some people may be more susceptible… but the preponderance of humans are NOT dying of diesel exhaust. Geeze.

  10. Is it the diet or the lack of exercise and activity?
    You can counter a bad diet by exercising.
    It takes time and effort, but it will right a boatload of wrongs.
    But do whatever you want or don’t want to, it’s your business, just don’t complain about it, you fat fck.

    1. You cannot exercise your way out of a poor diet. This has been well known for a long time.

  11. Autism is an invented trendy disease, created and amplified by doctors needing patients and parents needing extra funding for their stupid kids’ education.

    Diabetese is bad diet and sitting around all day.

    As I see it, Big Pharma is profiting from these, but not causing them.

    1. “Autism is an invented trendy disease”
      You’re thinking of Asperger’s.
      Real autism is a devastating disease.

  12. In a previous post I mentioned that foods, free of fillers, and preservatives, nutritionally intact, that won’t spike your blood sugar take a lot more time and planning than over the counter foods. What we all have overlooked, though, is that real food is expensive even when made from scratch, with good ingredients. I make summer frozen treats for my Grands which are at least half again, if not twice, the cost of the sugary, artificial equivalent.

  13. Three things that are killing us. First is corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup. Back in the 70’s cane sugar got expensive and coke and pepsi switched to corn syrup. Most food products that have sugar use corn syrup. Second is gmo wheat. Read the book Wheat Belly. Explains it all. You can buy einkorn wheat from Italy on Amazon. It’s fine. Last is all of the seed oils. They are highly inflammatory. Use olive, avocado or coconut oil. I really don’t know when our country will wake up to the fact that the food industry is killing us. Slowly.

  14. It’s hilarious that we have entire industries devoted to creating autonomous machines for the delivery of garbage to people’s homes that they then eat; shit that their grandparents wouldn’t even recognize. And every home has a microwave, and its probably the most-used appliance in the house.

    Never eat anything that comes in a box.

  15. She sounds like a whackjob to me. Just guessing but she doesn’t cut her lawn until mid June and allows the dandelions to take over. She brings her own bags to the grocery store. She has too many cats. I could go on.
    Moderation in all things. including moderation.

  16. Better you should eat sawdust. At least you can make it at home.
    Vegetarians are so in love with vegetables that they are driven to disguise them as the meat they hate, and generate them in a petrochemical plant. All encouraged by a zipper-head billionaire who never graduated from college. People who get nutritional advice from Bill Gates are the offspring of people who should have used a better rubber.
    https://nypost.com/2024/04/12/lifestyle/plant-based-fake-meats-can-cause-real-health-risks-study/

  18. Not sure why people got their panties in a wad over what the lady in the Tucker interview said. I only watched the brief clip attached to the thread so maybe you all know more than me. From my POV, she’s just reciting the stats, I’m sure you can quibble over the exact numbers, but I didn’t find the gist of her assertions all that controversial. The agendas come into play when the discussion turns to solutions.
    I did wonder why Tucker featured this topic at this time. As some of you may be aware, some constituencies have been focused on and have been pushing a Medical Freedom and a Food Freedom agenda. The symbol of the Food Freedom agenda is Amos Miller and his persecution by Pennsylvania agencies. I do believe that President Trump is aware of the Lawfare against Amish farmers and is sympathetic to them.

    2. Whether you are aware of it, or not; it certainly looks like government and multinationals are trying to constrict and control our food choices, aka The War on Food.

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