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[Forever21]

I hate it when I eat something and learn its ingredients after.

imitation crab meat - wheat, sugar, vegetable oil (the axis of evil) egg white
starbucks matcha green tea - powder is 50% sugar


I hope that we can share our list of food not to eat.

[ajnast4r]

if we listed every food not to eat this thread would be thousands of pages long...

whats best, imo, is to eat in accordance with what science has shown so far will decrease disease rates and increase lifespan

[Forever21]

if we listed every food not to eat this thread would be thousands of pages long...

whats best, imo, is to eat in accordance with what science has shown so far will decrease disease rates and increase lifespan

i'm sure that's helpful too. goji

[Forever21]

Some good links

http://www.modernfor...le-to-remember/

http://www.modernfor...-eat-real-food/

(Thanks Duke)

[Live Forever]

Live Forever's list of things not to eat:
1. Pure lard
2. Poop
3. Dirt
4. Glass
5. Lead based paint chips
6. Glue
7. Mercury (the metal or the planet)
8. Liquid nitrogen
9. People
10. Beets

[Luna]

Live Forever's list of things not to eat:
1. Pure lard
2. Poop
3. Dirt
4. Glass
5. Lead based paint chips
6. Glue
7. Mercury (the metal or the planet)
8. Liquid nitrogen
9. People
10. Beets

7. Mercury (the metal or the planet)

If it was in the list of things to eat, we'd really need to get immortality!

Edited by Winterbreeze, 03 January 2009 - 07:59 AM.

[Forever21]

Live Forever's list of things not to eat:
1. Pure lard
2. Poop
3. Dirt
4. Glass
5. Lead based paint chips
6. Glue
7. Mercury (the metal or the planet)
8. Liquid nitrogen
9. People
10. Beets

I'm pretty sure you eat poop when you're tossing salad.

[CobaltThoriumG]

What's wrong with pure, non-hydrogenated lard?

[Mixter]

1. Pure lard

MMMMMMMMMM.... LARD


IMO I think it makes sense to continue this list of "bad to eat". We all know what is bad to eat,
but lots of healthy-looking things have hidden hydrogenated oils, sugars, AGEs, acrylamide
corn syrup (<- causes fatty liver, see LEF report) etc. etc.

Of course it's best to only eat self-prepared whole foods (and drinks) where this is
unlikely to happen. But still, if you have to eat out, avoiding hidden cr** is important.

Recently, I found that in the EU lots of whole-grain-only toasts and breads contain up to 20% sugar or corn syrup. Yummy.

[CobaltThoriumG]

I've found this list to be helpful in gauging the AGE content of foods. Butter and cheese are high. Olive oil is also high (http://www.newcastle...d AGEs text.pdf). I have no idea whether they tested cold-pressed olive oil. My guess is not. But even raw olives are mid-range. Roasted nuts are high. Bear in mind the lists pay no attention to the extent to which a food may encourage glycation once ingested. For instance, milk is low in AGEs but contains lactose, which breaks down to galactose, which is nearly as pro-glycatory as fructose. I've read estimates that roughly 10% of the AGEs contained in an ingested food are absorbed.

Edited by CobaltThoriumG, 03 January 2009 - 10:46 PM.

[Forever21]

I wish I could rename this thread to something more in the line of this idea...

IMO I think it makes sense to continue this list of "bad to eat". We all know what is bad to eat,
but lots of healthy-looking things have hidden hydrogenated oils, sugars, AGEs, acrylamide
corn syrup (<- causes fatty liver, see LEF report) etc. etc.

Of course it's best to only eat self-prepared whole foods (and drinks) where this is
unlikely to happen. But still, if you have to eat out, avoiding hidden cr** is important.

Recently, I found that in the EU lots of whole-grain-only toasts and breads contain up to 20% sugar or corn syrup. Yummy.

[Forever21]

Genmaicha Tea - green tea + brown rice

[TheFountain]

Hormone containing supermarket meats.

Non-organic dairy, also containing hormones/and antibiotics.

Trans fat in any foods.

Bad, processed carbs.

Food coloring.

Artificial sweeteners, such as Splenda (sucralose), Aspartame (nutrasweet), High fructose corn syrup etc.

hydrogenated oils of any origin.

Foods extremely high in sodium.

Fish high in mercury such as Albacore Tuna.

Preservatives, I.E sodium benzoate etc

Unfermented soy products such as Tofu, Soy protein isolate. Soybean oils. etc (note: I eat soy containing products two or three times a week, but I would recommend no more than this and only in moderate portions as excessive soy has been speculated to raise estrogen levels in men).

Edited by TheFountain, 07 January 2009 - 02:15 PM.

[sthira]

9. People
10. Beets

Actually, I think eating healthy, non-diseased human flesh would be extremely healthy. Also, what's wrong with beets?

[Mixter]

Actually, I think eating healthy, non-diseased human flesh would be extremely healthy.

You'd be spreading a lot of prions, eventually: http://www.scienceda...30411071024.htm

Also, what's wrong with beets?

Ewww beets man, that's just SICK!

They are the primary source of trimethylglycine, though.

[stephen_b]

I have no idea whether they tested cold-pressed olive oil. My guess is not. But even raw olives are mid-range. Roasted nuts are high.

I found the study disappointing. They did not test raw almonds, did not say whether the olive oil was cold pressed, and did not include bread crusts when measuring bread.

It puts butter in a bad light. Given its high AGE content, butter looks to be very unhealthy. A discussion of AGE content often seems missing in conversations about fats/carbs/proteins in diet.

Stephen

Edited by stephen_b, 09 January 2009 - 06:54 PM.

[Dmitri]

1. Pure lard

MMMMMMMMMM.... LARD


IMO I think it makes sense to continue this list of "bad to eat". We all know what is bad to eat,
but lots of healthy-looking things have hidden hydrogenated oils, sugars, AGEs, acrylamide
corn syrup (<- causes fatty liver, see LEF report) etc. etc.

Of course it's best to only eat self-prepared whole foods (and drinks) where this is
unlikely to happen. But still, if you have to eat out, avoiding hidden cr** is important.

Recently, I found that in the EU lots of whole-grain-only toasts and breads contain up to 20% sugar or corn syrup. Yummy.

How many grams would that be? Looking at my 100% whole wheat bread label here in the US I noticed it contains less than 1 g of sugar, No corn syrup, and less than 2% vegetable, soy and canola oil.

[Live Forever]

9. People
10. Beets

Actually, I think eating healthy, non-diseased human flesh would be extremely healthy. Also, what's wrong with beets?

Beets are probably the nastiest thing on that whole list.

I'm just sayin'...

[stephen_b]

9. People
10. Beets

Actually, I think eating healthy, non-diseased human flesh would be extremely healthy. Also, what's wrong with beets?

Beets are probably the nastiest thing on that whole list.

I'm just sayin'...

Interesting that beets topped the list in this New York Times article, "The 11 Best Foods You Aren’t Eating".

StephenB

[Forever21]

Are these ingredients really bad for you?


Filtered Water
Certified Organic Whole Soybeans
Certified Organic Granulated Cane Juice
Certified Organic Corn Starch
Certified Organic Cocoa (Processed With Alkali)
Natural Flavors Certified Organic Flavors
Carrageenan
Locust Bean Gum
Calcium Carbonate
Sea Salt
Soy Lecithin
Potassium Phosphate
Vitamin A Palmitate
Vitamin D2
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B12



organic soy drink
chicory syrup
soy oil
modified corn starch
modified rice starch
concentrated lemon juice
natural flavours
modified vegetable gums
natural colour
agar
xanthan gum
salt
yucca extract

[johnblaze]

Live Forever's list of things not to eat:
1. Pure lard
2. Poop
3. Dirt
4. Glass
5. Lead based paint chips
6. Glue
7. Mercury (the metal or the planet)
8. Liquid nitrogen
9. People
10. Beets

I'm pretty sure you eat poop when you're tossing salad.

HAHAHAHA awesome, well played!

[Forever21]

[EmbraceUnity]

I wish I could rename this thread to something more in the line of this idea...

IMO I think it makes sense to continue this list of "bad to eat". We all know what is bad to eat,
but lots of healthy-looking things have hidden hydrogenated oils, sugars, AGEs, acrylamide
corn syrup (<- causes fatty liver, see LEF report) etc. etc.

Of course it's best to only eat self-prepared whole foods (and drinks) where this is
unlikely to happen. But still, if you have to eat out, avoiding hidden cr** is important.

Recently, I found that in the EU lots of whole-grain-only toasts and breads contain up to 20% sugar or corn syrup. Yummy.

Along these same lines, cooked meats contain heterocyclic amines, nitrosamines, benzopyrene, and other not-so-fun toxins.

http://www.cancer.go...rocyclic-amines

http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/16550597

Edited by progressive, 26 January 2009 - 04:51 AM.

[Neurosail]

I always heard that Beets are good in the winter to thicken the blood, and sassafras tea was good in the summer to thin the blood, and red-eye gravy is best with sourdough flatjacks and sorghum syrup. Also add one teaspoon of honey instead of sugar to a cup of coffee. I also like to add bread and butter pickles to my spam sandwiches for lunch.

What's not to eat? Mom uses lard and bacon grease to make the green beans taste better.