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TreasonousBastard

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5. I'm well aware that a lot of the additives are perfectly fine...

Reply to HuckleB (Reply #2)

Sat May 17, 2014, 04:34 PM

May 2014

and many of them are food items themselves.

I understand the popularity of extending shelf life, reducing caking, and the balance of keeping food fresh and healthy vs. adding a lot of stuff. I also know that a lot of that stuff hasn't been properly tested and we don't know what it will do in the long run.

And, yes, we do get fresh-ish fruits and veggies off season, but the truth is that they really aren't that great. Ripened on the vine is still better than on the truck in a bag of xylene.

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Research On Gluten Sensitivity Shows That It Probably Doesn't Exist [View all] HuckleB May 2014 OP

Not in the least surprised... TreasonousBastard May 2014 #1

I don't think it's that hard to find wholesome food. HuckleB May 2014 #2

Think Dr OZ is on top of this latest study?? misterhighwasted May 2014 #3

I'm well aware that a lot of the additives are perfectly fine... TreasonousBastard May 2014 #5

We're still oodles better off than at any other time in history. HuckleB May 2014 #8

That's also been another source of giggles to me Warpy May 2014 #6

Indeed. HuckleB May 2014 #11

Ha! Given the state of the country right now Warpy May 2014 #12

That's an awfully small group of test subjects Warpy May 2014 #4

I agree a larger study should be done. HuckleB May 2014 #10

How does a study that the article describes as "small" prove something does not affect merrily May 2014 #7

You do realize that the study that showed a possibility of gluten sensitivity was even smaller... HuckleB May 2014 #9

Actually, I am disagreeing with the premise that this particular study showed much of anything. merrily May 2014 #14

That's some denialism. HuckleB May 2014 #16

Self-identified gluten sensitive people MineralMan May 2014 #13

what is gluten? Mosby May 2014 #15

Dr. Steven Novella on "Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity" HuckleB May 2014 #17

Sorry to Be So Contrary in My First Post in This Forum MickiSue May 2014 #18