Weird Medical News

[pdrake]

you could try stevia.

[pdrake]

one of the best things in the world

heat it up and pour it on ice cream, eat with a creamy brie, put on hot sourdough . . .

no wonder my cholesterol is high.

[eldiem]

you could try stevia.

At this pharm school I toured yesterday, they took us out to the herbals garden, where, during non winter times (like now, stupid Chicago), they have all kinds of stuff growing. One of the students giving the tour told us that she routinely would see one particular person come out and steal a stevia leaf for her tea.

[random axe]

I've heard stevia is OK, but I'm actually happy enough with sucralose.  I know there's some preliminary evidence that stevia may actually have health benefits, and they seem to have pretty much ruled out the dangers they once thought it posed.  But for the moment I'm good with the sucralose.

[Encino Man]

you could try stevia.

Stevia tastes like ass. Srsly. Worst thing ever.

[Encino Man]

Stevia tastes like sweet bleach or something. It's horrendous.

[flipper]

it's not that hard to get rid of in your diet. the only things that i eat with it are a few different sauces that i don't care to make myself, ketchup, A1 some other things like that. i consume them so infrequently that it doesn't matter.

sometimes it's a pain trying to find something you'll like and sometimes it's a little more expensive, but i've also found some great stuff.
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Oh I know I can find it plenty of things without it.  My point is just read the labels in the grocery store.  Most breads have it.  Bisquick even has it FFS.  Poptarts, granola bars, energy bars, many cereals, snack foods, sports drinks (except for Gatorade), frozen entrees, most condiments.  Sure one can go to Whole Paycheck and avoid it, but that gets pricey. 

And then you go to just about any restaurant and I bet you that it's in just about every dish.  Back when I was a restaurant manager, I used to read the ingredients on the soups/sauces/mixes/etc. and they all had it in them.  That hamburger bun at your favorite burger joint?  Yep.  Just about any soup base will have it in there.  Desserts.  Yep.

[PVC Barbie]

Yeah. Before I moved to Kentuckeh, I went to the co-op and bought only whole, raw, local foods. I made pretty much everything from scratch. I weighed a hell of a lot less and was healthier. I wish there was an affordable option here. We have Whole Paycheck and Freah Market. FM is better than WP - but both are wallet-raep expensive.
The only thing that can pit a dent in the HFCS industry is a tobacco style class action suit.

[pdrake]

i know what you guys mean about the paycheck. it may be a little easier for me as it's on the way home from work, probably about 1 mile from home, and i'm just a single guy.

it's the whole foods that was on top chef vegas.

sometimes i'll just stop in for dinner that night. if i'm careful and don't wander around i can get out under $10.

we have another market here called sunflower that's mostly organic. it's across town in a lower income area, so the prices are considerably lower, but, like i said, it's across town.

trader joe's isn't bad and it's a little closer. still, it's not a stop on the way home. gas is spenive and i hate to drive.

[the other andrea]

Hey, melina, not sure I welcomed you the first time, I've been a bit preoccupied...

however did you find this place?

[SANMAN]

I've never been a sweets person, but I do like my chocolate every now and then.  Since we started cutting down and not eating out, we've cut a lot of junk out and not even realized it.  Most of my deliberate sugar intake during the day goes into my coffee or sweet tea and when I have something with HFCS (like a candy bar) it's like I get a HUGE energy jolt.

And yes, I know that even though it says "Sugar" on the bag, it doesn't mean cane sugar unless it specifically says it.

[pdrake]

gotta wonder what up wit' china.

moobs

[random axe]

Reckless industrialization.

Actually, you look at urban / industrializing areas of the US or UK a hundred years ago, you see pretty much the same kinds of random freak-show misdevelopment and disfigurement.

It's all basically phossy jaw and mercury contamination taking on other forms a la The Exorcist.

[pdrake]

while just verging on the edge of medical news it does have chinese weirdness written all over it.

way to toss a salad there chin.

[random axe]

Uh, no, that wasn't likely a suicide attempt.  He fell on it in the shower, as they say, but used a different story when the doctors arrived.

Happens all the time.  Embarrassing but rarely fatal.  The peculiar excuse might be a good example of Chinese weirdness, though.  And maybe he doesn't have a shower.