Nitwits & Why Physicians Lose Credibility

[IdaBriggs]

23. The science of food and its supply is terrifying.

We know from the vets that "nutritional deficiencies during pregnancy impact two generations down" and unfortunately, we have a large population of children who were born during periods of war and/or famine; we also have the first generation of preemie women surviving to adulthood, and they are giving birth (NOT ALL OF THEM!) to children with undiagnosed deficiency issues. Toss in the people with issues like Crohns, add in the overuse of antibiotics in two year olds with ear infections (which kill off good micro-organisms as well as bad ones), and we are screwed.

Do we even need to discuss why fresh fruits and vegetables are better for you than processed?

Crave salty things? Have some chips - empty calories (no nutritional value) that will make you feel like you are getting the minerals your body is missing from its food supply. Then open another bag, because after eating over a thousand calories from the chip bag and sucking down the over-sized daily "special soda drink", half an hour later, you are starved.

It is your body telling you its missing something.

Sigh.

We are so screwed - our food supply is heavy on calories / low on nutrients.

Magic.

If this doesn't get understood better, we're never going to make it to the stars.