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To: SheLion
I have come to the conclusion our government is clueless on what a proper diet is. The put out this food pyramid that neglects the most basics of a good diet. A good diet should eliminate:

-saturated fat
-trans fat
-simple carbohydrates (High-Fructose Corn Syrup, white sugar, etc.)

Should include:

-protein
-complex carbohydrates and fiber
-polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats.

That probably is oversimplified, but it is a heck of a lot better than what is taught our kids. If America concentrated on those simple guidelines, we would be a heck of a lot healthier and thinner than we are now.

32 posted on 02/28/2005 5:54:23 AM PST by Always Right
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To: Always Right

"A good diet should eliminate:"

Sounds like The Zone.


33 posted on 02/28/2005 6:11:05 AM PST by dsc
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To: Always Right
Sorry, but dogma, from any source, is still dogma.

One size fits all is evidence of a mental straightjacket, often resulting is pure bullshit!*

*

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1351575/posts

40 posted on 02/28/2005 6:21:22 AM PST by Publius6961 (The most abundant things in the universe are ignorance, stupidity and hydrogen)
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