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bucolic_frolic

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9. Was it all for naught?

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 01:15 PM

Feb 9

Nutritionists have a lot to answer for. 1933 they added vitamins to flour. In 1944 they raised the dose and standardized them. Through 1964 they promoted trans fats however you wish to call them - oleo, margarine, shortening - and advised low fat dairy through the 1980s. Cancer fed on protein so moderate your intake, avoid heart disease so moderate dairy fat. Seed oils were mostly unsaturated, so eat them. Peanut oil for frying French fries and turkeys.

As a result of the obesity that produced, all of it has been reversed. Sugar and carbs are the current enemy. They increase the fat uptake and cause inflammation. So go Keto or go Mediterranian or something similar, every fad doctor has one.

Too little coffee was a problem? Enjoy, get in touch with your gut and vagus nerve, feed what you crave. Your body is trying to tell you something. If you crave junk food, something's out of whack.

BTW cold sauerkraut is popular. The beneficial bacteria dies when it is heated.

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Well, I'm all in for this. According to a NBC news, a cup (or 2 or 3) of coffee or tea a day [View all] senseandsensibility Feb 9 OP

Explains a lot malaise Feb 9 #1

I had to cut down to one cup... CousinIT Feb 9 #2

Dang. I only have 2 cups a day. Gotta up that w/another. I can't remember sh*t. CTyankee Feb 9 #3

Lol senseandsensibility Feb 9 #4

I'm tipping my coffee cup to you right now! pandr32 Feb 9 #5

Back atcha! senseandsensibility Feb 9 #6

Do you add cream? Sanity Claws Feb 9 #7

Yeah -- heavy cream -- which makes me hopeful starting each day ! fierywoman Feb 9 #13

No, lactose free lowfat milk senseandsensibility Feb 9 #16

Fabreeze should make a coffee scented air freshener QED Feb 9 #8

My only rule malaise Feb 9 #12

I've adopted that rule after getting my pacemaker. multigraincracker Feb 9 #39

Keeps you awake malaise Feb 9 #42

Was it all for naught? bucolic_frolic Feb 9 #9

There's a study for everything. milestogo Feb 9 #10

Ain't that the truth! StarryNite Feb 9 #22

Exactly. milestogo Feb 9 #40

I don't like coffee so it's decaf green tea for me. StarryNite Feb 9 #44

LOL popsdenver Feb 9 #32

Coffee is bad, coffee is good. Eggs are bad , eggs are good. Up is down down is up. Srkdqltr Feb 9 #11

(Fair is foul, and foul is fair ...) fierywoman Feb 9 #14

My dad lived to be 103 doing just that! StarryNite Feb 9 #25

Coffee is good. Cream in your coffee is good. Baileys Irish Cream in your coffee is *excellent*. nt Buns_of_Fire Feb 9 #15

I need to get some of that Srkdqltr Feb 9 #31

I scout out McCafe Coffee dlilafae Feb 9 #17

Is that McDonald's coffee? senseandsensibility Feb 9 #18

S & S, Yes! dlilafae Feb 10 #45

Long ago, when I did morning radio, I'd go through a pot of coffee before anyone else got to the station. rsdsharp Feb 9 #19

The only time I gave it up was pregnancy TBF Feb 9 #20

Drinking green tea throughout the day can provide caffeine in lower doses LuvLoogie Feb 9 #21

Wow! My hubby said the EXACT same thing to me senseandsensibility Feb 9 #23

That's exactly how I approach coffee drinking. La Coliniere Feb 9 #27

There are a lot of studies that confirm this. xuplate Feb 9 #24

I drink one mug of coffee every day. OLDMDDEM Feb 9 #26

I have FTD Omaha Steve Feb 9 #28

I'm sorry to hear that OS! senseandsensibility Feb 9 #30

Just don't FORGET to buy coffee beans when you're out shopping! nt Exp Feb 9 #29

Very well done. Very. twodogsbarking Feb 9 #33

My nephrologist encourages me to drink as much coffee as I can tolerate Brother Buzz Feb 9 #34

Are you serious? senseandsensibility Feb 9 #38

Totally serious, but... Brother Buzz Feb 9 #41

Good, because I'll need that extra boost on the evening of election day this year. Crowman2009 Feb 9 #35

I count my coffee consumption in pots. Prairie_Seagull Feb 9 #36

It is a mixed bag Bluetus Feb 9 #37

Woo! mzmolly Feb 9 #43