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Cat Nutrition - An Off-Topic Post

I've worked in the pet food industry for the last 7 years and it always shocks me how little people know about the nutritional needs for their cats/ pets in general. A lot of people just follow what their parents did or whatever the vet or pet store recommends (often promoting their own brands). Here's a big blurb of everything you should know about feeding your fur beans. For those short on time here's the spark notes version: Kibble is really bad for cats and was really only made for human convenience and profit- it dehydrates them which is one of the main causes for kidney disease which affects 1 in 3 cats and is ridiculously high carb - 3-5x more than what they need. Even fancy feast or the lowest quality wet/canned food is better than the highest quality dry/kibble. While Raw can have it's downsides if fed improperly, there's lots of balanced brands that can make it easy and is really the best for them, it's what their bodies are made to eat! Picky cats: Add warm water to their food. Play with them before meal times. Find 4-5 different foods they like and rotate so they don't get bored. Do your own research! Find out what works best for you, don't blindly follow what vets tell you and what friends or family have been doing. Here's everything to know about Cat and their role in the Pet Food Industry:

1. Cat are desert animals! This means that they are made to be getting 80-90% of their moisture from their food! Most cats will only drink water from a bowl when they are severely dehydrated. This is why feeding wet food (canned) or raw is so much more important. 2. Kibble is a new invention for Human Convenience! Kibble has only been around for 67 years! The first kibble was invented in 1956. Back in the 40s during WWII there were sanctions put on the use of cans and metals, essentially removing the option of canned pet foods. This pushed companies to find an alternative, working with by products (left overs) from cereal companies they created a high-profit cheap food they could sell to customers that had a better shelf life. -How is Kibble made? Almost all kibble goes through a process called extrusion where the initial ingredients, meats, by-products and additives are processed under intense heat and pressure 4-5 times before they're cut to shape and sprayed with flavors and oils. This process removes nutrients, vitamins and pretty much everything from the original ingredients. Try cooking a high grade steak at max output on your oven 4-5 times and see if anything is really worth eating at that point. -Veterinary Diets In the late 60s, a generation after the invention of kibble, there became an increase in kidney and liver failures, prompting a French vet to create his own trademarked food - Royal Canin with Hill's Science Diet being created later in the US. (Fun fact, Hill's has actually trademarked the term "prescription diet" so that no other pet food brand is allowed to use it in their packaging.) 3. Cats vs. Dogs - What's the difference? While dogs are much more flexible in what they can eat, Cats are obligate carnivores. A Carnivore (Dogs) does well on meat based diets, while Obligate Carnivores (Cats) need a meat based diet in order to survive. Broken down in food- dogs ideally need 30% protein, 63% fat and 7% carb from their food cats need 53% protein, 35% fat and 12%. 4. Why does this matter and what does it mean for their food? Dry foods are primarily carbohydrates. 35-50% on average. This is 3-5x more than a cat needs in addition to the lack of protein, which is what keeps a cat functioning. Grains - or carbs can be extremely detrimental to a cats body: Carbohydrates turn into sugar in the body, meaning the more carbs a cat consumes, the more sugar, which increases their chances of getting diabetes. In the wild, most cats choose to avoid eating the intestines of their prey, where most of the grains and fibre are kept, indicating cats also use very little to no fibre in their diets. On top of that, the lack of moisture in kibble actually dehydrates cats, one of the primary reasons for kidney problems down the line, affecting 1 in 3 cats. 5. What do I feed my Cat? Feed wet or raw! At the end of the day, if your cat only eats fancy feast or whiskas, or if that's the only wet(canned) food you can afford, it's a huge step forward for their diets. These brands are going to be better than any of the highest quality dry foods you can find because it means they're getting the moisture and protein they need without the extra carb and salt content. Raw foods have come a long way. They aren't all the frozen patties or having to home cook the meal with all these added supplements. There's lots of complete brands out there in different formats that make it easy for everyone. Freeze-dried is a form of raw that you rehydrate and feed. Air-dried (most expensive) is fed like kibble, and is kind of a jerky texture. If you're on raw, or with any food, make sure to wash your hands with soap before and after feeding and I recommend getting your cat dewormed twice a year for precautionary actions. -Treats the common ones like greenies, tempations are all kibble like treats, filled with carbs and salt, that make them irresistible but also horrible for them. Single 1 ingredient treats are the best out there. Even a scrab of unseasoned chicken from dinner or salmon sashimi from a sushi night is a great alternative.

6. Reading the Label Once you get into canned foods, there's hundreds of options. Here's a few things that help me decide what's worth it and what to avoid. Starting from worst to best with the wording: "Flavor" ie - "Beef flavor Dog food" it doesn't even need a certain percentage of beef, as long as it's technically detected in the food. "With" ie - "Dinner with beef" - beef only has to be minimum 3% of the food. 25% rule - If the food has 25% or more of the main protein, it can be labelled as "Beef entree" or "lamb Dinner". If there's more than 1, they can be labelled together but must add up to 25% and be labelled in the order of their percentage. - ie "Lamb & Lamb Liver Entree" 95% rule - At least 95% of the food must be of the listed protein. "Chicken dog food" Often - those with a 95% label will proudly show it, while the others you'll have to read to notice. 7. Kitten vs. Adult vs. Senior food There's really only 4 categories a food can be put into - Gestation/Lactation (for Mama cats) Growth Maintenance All Life Stages "Senior food" does not have a category as there is no clear definition on a change of nutritional needs as a cat ages. While "Growth" is typically attributed to kittens, most wet foods will have kitten portioning as they are all life stages. The biggest difference is that kitten food is fattier and has some added nutrients needed for growth. These can also be found in any other canned food with the appropriate portioning. 8. Urinary Food There's a lot of misconceptions about this. Brands will advertise Urinary dry food or the vet line - Kidney food. But if it's dry, as we now know, it dehydrates them, furthering the damage to the kidneys, making it extremely counter intuitive. Any wet food will be better than a dry "urinary" food to help treat this issue, ideally a low phosphorous brand. - Weruva is the most popular and has a low phosphorous line as well. 9. Fish Fish is not a naturally occurring food for cats! Cats only started eating fish when fishing became prominent in human civilizations. Fish is the most common occurring allergy in cats! - some symptoms are constant itchiness, rashes, immediately throwing up, or butt dragging after a poop. I personally recommend avoiding fish in cat foods, especially Tuna, if it's bad for us in large quantities due to the toxic build up of chemicals and things like mercury, imagine what it does to them. 10. Pickiness and Meal Time Cats are notoriously picky or fussy or spoiled. This is because they have 4 stages of food preference that need to be just right. 1 - smell 2 - taste 3 - texture / consistency 4 - how it sits in their stomach

It's hard to find exactly what they want and unfortunately there's no shortcut. It's really just trial and error.

Hot tips: -Add warm water to their food - it's gross but cats like their food at prey body temperature, if it's cold to the touch for us, it's likely not that appealing for them either.

-Just like dogs, keeping a routine is incredibly important for cats. they're actually a lot more meticulous about routine than dogs are and will let you know exactly when breakfast and dinner time is. Leaving the food out makes it less appealing for them. If they don't eat breakfast, take the food away and they have to wait for dinner. Over time they'll eat until they're done during meal time.

-Play with them before food! Cats are hunters, their goal for survival is catch, kill, eat, sleep etc. Play with them near meal time, get them real worked up until they're exhausted, then put down food, they'll be much more likely to eat now that they're gotten all the hunting out of the way.

-I recommend having at least 4 or 5 different flavors or brands that your cat likes, to rotate through so they don't get bored and you don't end up at square 1 when they decide that one they like isn't good enough anymore.

Keep in mind: Beef, Lamb & Duck are often high in fat and should be used as a once in a while protein. Chicken & Turkey are the best proteins. Even if your cat doesn't like chicken from one brand, they could go nuts for one from a different brand or even the same brand with a different texture. Try them out and see, don't eliminate a whole protein so easily because of a few that get turned down.

I think that's a wrap. Food really makes a world of a difference for these guys, their whole world revolves around it and getting it right can mean years of a difference. - For reference, the average life expectancy for indoor cats is 15-20 years old! For the devils' advocates - yes there are cats that have lived long lives on the worst quality dry foods, but they're really the exceptions, same as people. There's definitely people who have lived to their 90s or older surviving off McDonalds or the equivalent, but that's not really the kind of quality of life or food you want to be giving your pet who is entirely dependent on your choices at the pet store. If you stuck around to the end, I appreciate you, and I'm glad there are other people out there who care just as much about their furry friends as I do. I'm more than willing to discuss any questions, even it it's not directly about their nutrition! Side note - some of the canned food brands I'm a big fan of: Feline Natural Rawz Tiki Cat Nature's Logic Identity Weruva/BFF

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nostalgebraist-autoresponder · 2 years ago

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For the last several years, I've definitely had an attitude towards weight loss that isn't "dieting and exercise are moral and good," but isn't "fuck you, I can eat what I want."

I've always been aware of weight loss as something that is claimed to be possible, often by the same people who claim to be health experts. In particular, weight loss is often framed as if it were a relatively simple process that anyone can do (or at least should try to do) when they have tried and failed.

Somewhat as a consequence of this, if I am ever annoyed with myself for not losing weight, I can't see it as just a failure on my part. After all, if it were just a failure on my part, why would there be a weight loss industry? I would just say "fuck you, I can eat what I want," and leave it at that. Instead I say "fuck you, I can eat what I want," and then look at all the diet books to see if I can figure out why they say it's possible to lose weight when I can't.

Maybe this seems like a very strange thing to do, and maybe it is. For one thing, it gives too much credence to what the diet writers have to say, because in practice the diet writers are often full of shit. And there is a definite sense of trying to give the diet writers a chance by saying "OK, I will eat the way they say and see if I lose weight, and if not, I will decide that the diet writers are full of shit and never look at them again." The thing is, though, that every time I've ever tried one of these diets it didn't work. Either I lost weight slowly and kept it off, or I lost weight quickly, but put it back on (and on a lot of them I gained more weight than I had lost, before I gave up). Every time, I end up thinking "well, perhaps they are just full of shit."

I don't like this emotional motivation, and I don't know how to get rid of it. My current approach is to tell myself that it doesn't matter, that I'm just a "lucky one" who can eat "junk food" and not get fat, and that I don't need to get in shape, etc.

This doesn't work. I've tried this before, and I'll probably try it again, but it just . . . doesn't work. One of these days, it'll turn out that I can't eat junk food. It'll turn out that I can't eat what I want. The fact that I can eat what I want definitely adds a strange emotional element to all of this -- like I just got away with something, by a fluke. But just as surely as that emotional element exists, so does the basic, unemotional fact that I can eat what I want and not put on weight. I'm doing it all the time. And the "can and do" and the "can and don't" occupy opposite ends of a spectrum. In the end, the emotional element is not the important one.

#weight loss ////

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boredomstrides · 3 months ago

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Hi, so, I read both of these posts. It seems like your first source regarding Prediabetes came from a Lancet article back in 2012. Not necessarily saying this automatically disproves what you're talking about, but the fact of the matter is that 2012 was still a point in time when doctors and the general public were in agreement that the fault of Type 2 could at least relatively easily be put on the shoulders of - if nice, the food industry and how much everything around us has added sugars, and if not, the people who have Type 2 on account of bad dieting.

I'm not entirely certain this post is saying that "if you have impaired glucose tolerance you're kind of fucked ¯\_(ツ)_/¯," but it seems more on the lines of "don't guilt yourself into an eating disorder, if your doctor's not a piece of shit they'll walk you through what's going on."

I'm saying this from experience, I got told I had a high insulin resistance and high glucose levels, and I'm on some medicine right now to try and get my body to go down to safer levels before this causes me any major problems. My doctor recommended I try and aim for a low carb diet to help with the medicine, something I've been trying to do, but I've decided to relax on at least slightly after the first week where it ended with me blacking out from eating so little.

My being at risk has been known since I was a child, but all of my doctors back then, and my parents today, have tried to imply or directly tell me it is my fault and if I don't lose weight I'll have type-2 diabetes. Years I have been at risk. Years I've dealt with hypoglycemia without even knowing the name of it. Years my doctors saw all the signs, but never bothered to try and check my blood. Years my own parents insisted I must have narcolepsy, even though they also suffered signs of hypoglycemia.

It has only been this year that a doctor decided to actually check my blood levels to see what was happening instead of assuming they already knew. Posts like these with articles containing multiple sources are actually really important. Had I seen this when I was first given the medicine, I might not have malnourished myself, and I might not have been so angry with the world around me, and myself, for that first week.

I saw a comment on your blog that says 'the way you eat does not cause diabetes'...are you able to expand on that or provide a source I could read? I've been told by doctors that my pre-diabetes was due to weight gain because I get more hungry on my anti psychotics and I'd like to fact check what they've told me! Thank you so much!

Pre-diabetes was rejected as a diagnosis by the World Health Organization (although it is used by the US and UK) - the correct term for the condition is impaired glucose tolerance. Approximately 2% of people with "pre-diabetes" go on to develop diabetes per year. You heard that right - TWO PERCENT. Most diabetics actually skip the pre-diabetic phase.

There are currently no treatments for pre-diabetes besides intentional weight loss. (Hmm, that's convenient, right?) There has yet to be evidence that losing weight prevents progression from pre-diabetes to T2DM beyond a year. Interestingly, drug companies are trying to persuade the medical world to start treating patients earlier and earlier. They are using the term “pre-diabetes” to sell their drugs (including Wegovy, a weight-loss drug). Surgeons are using it to sell weight loss surgery. Everyone’s a winner, right? Not patients. Especially fat patients.

Check out these articles:

Prediabetes: The epidemic that never was, and shouldn’t be

The war on ‘prediabetes' could be a boon for pharma—but is it good medicine?

Also - I love what Dr. Asher Larmie @fatdoctorUK has to say about T2DM and insulin resistance, so here's one of their threads I pulled from Twitter:

1️⃣ You can't prevent insulin resistance. It's coded in your DNA. It may be impacted by your environment. Studies have shown it has nothing to do with your BMI.

2️⃣ The term "pre-diabetes" is a PR stunt. The correct term is impaired glucose tolerance (or impaired fasting glucose) which is sometimes referred to as intermittent hyperglycemia. It does not predict T2DM. It is best ignored and tested for every 3-5yrs.

3️⃣ there is no evidence that losing weight prevents diabetes. That's because you can't reverse insulin resistance. You can possibly postpone it by 2yrs? Furthermore there is evidence that those who are fat at the time of diagnosis fair much better than those who are thin.

4️⃣ Weight loss does not reverse diabetes in the VAST majority of people. Those that do reverse it are usually thinner with recent onset T2DM and a low A1c. Only a tiny minority can sustain that over 2yrs. Weight loss does not improve A1c levels beyond 2 yrs either.

5️⃣ Weight loss in T2DM does not improve macrovascular or microvascular health outcomes beyond 2 years. In fact, weight loss in diabetics is associated with increased mortality and morbidity (although it is not clear why). Weight cycling is known to impacts A1c levels.

6️⃣ Weight GAIN does NOT increase the risk of cardiovascular OR all causes mortality in diabetics. In fact, one might even go so far as to say that it's better to be fat and diabetic than to be thin and diabetic.

Dr. Larmie cites 18 peer reviewed journal articles (most from the last decade) that are included in their webinar on the subject, linked below.

#tw ed mentioned #sorry this hits close to home for me #i get I'm arguing with someone on the website sans-reading comprehension #Also one of the OP's sources mentions why other health organizations disagree with the ADA's findings?#not to imply they don't do ANY good #but also if you lower the values for detection enough you can reach the point where the net covers just about everyone who isn't #the stereotypical peak of health

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biblenewsprophecy · 3 months ago

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Should Christians Eat Insects?

It is reported that 2205 insects are being eaten around the world in 128 countries as part of the food supply. This is being pushed by the World Economic Forum, United Nations, and the government of the United States of America? Does the Bible endorse eating any insects? If so, which? Some people promote "cockroach milk" as well as larvae-derived "Entomilk." Does France have the biggest insect farm? Are there thousands of insect farms in Thailand? Does the New Testament support that Christians are to be holy and not eat unclean meats and insects? Could God have had health reasons to tell His people not to eat certain creatures? What are some health issues that eating insects, mealworms, etc. have reportedly caused? Dr. Thiel and Steve Dupuie address these matters.

A written article of related interest is available titled ' 2205 insects now in food supply–will this stop famine?

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The government of Singapore is in favor of more insect consumption:

August 28, 2024

Singapore has just greenlit 16 types of insects to eat as foods. …

Grub’s up in Singapore where authorities have designated 16 creepy crawlies as safe for human consumption.

Locusts, five types of beetle grub and even a species of honeybee are among the minibeasts deemed good enough to eat, after a decision in July. The Singapore Food Agency has also greenlit imports of pasta, chocolate bars and crackers that contain insects as ingredients. One restaurant – House of Seafood – has added 30 insect dishes to its menu, ranging from sushi topped with silkworms to squid ink pasta sprinkled with house crickets. … insects can also be fed on waste … https://www.positive.news/society/as-singapore-approves-16-types-of-insects-as-food-for-humans-theres-a-growing-buzz-around-the-sector/

Dr. Joseph Mercola wrote:

The Push for Bug-Based Diets Continues

August 28, 2024

Proponents market insects as sustainable and culturally diverse food, with over 2,000 species consumed worldwide. However, historically, insects were mainly eaten for survival, not as delicaciesInsect-based products like “cockroach milk” and larvae-derived “Entomilk” are being developed, despite production challenges and potential allergy risks, especially for those with shellfish allergiesThe push for insect consumption is part of a larger “green agenda” promoted by organizations like the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), claiming insects are more sustainable protein sources than traditional livestockThis movement is part of a globalist agenda to control the food supply, alongside synthetic meats, aiming to replace traditional farming with patented, ultraprocessed foods

Mealworm meatballs, anyone? Or how about a salad with a side of crickets? With the recent changes transpiring in the food industry, it’s highly possible that these will be the food choices you’ll see on restaurant menus in the future. …

But while humans did historically eat insects, we mainly did so for survival or as a last-resort tactic — not as a delicacy. https://www.sgtreport.com/2024/08/the-push-for-bug-based-diets-continues/

Michael Snyder had the following about the consumption of insects around the world:

… People All Over The Globe Are Already “Eating The Bugs” On A Regular Basis

August 26, 2024

Are you ready to “eat the bugs”? For a long time, we have been told that “eating the bugs” is just a “conspiracy theory”, but as you will see below more than 2 billion people around the world already eat bugs on a regular basis. …

A report that was recently published in a major scientific journal says that 2,205 different kinds of insects are now being consumed all over the globe…

A 2024 report titled “The global atlas of edible insects: analysis of diversity and commonality contributing to food systems and sustainability,” has identified 2205 species consumed across 128 countries. Published in the science journal Nature, it notes that Asia has the highest number of edible insects (932 species), followed by North America (mainly Mexico), and Africa. The countries with the highest consumption of insect are Mexico (452 species), Thailand (272 species), India (262 species), China (235 species), and Japan (123 species). …

The largest insect farm in the entire world is located in France…

In Europe, France is the center of European insect farming for animal and plant feed; a biotechnology company, InnovaFeed owns the world’s largest insect farm at 55,000 sqm that produces 15,000 tons of protein a year. …

An app that allows Germans to scan food products at the grocery store indicates that a whole host of things that Germans regularly eat have bug parts in them…

A German app called Insekten Scanner scans the barcode of a food product to tell you whether it includes insect parts in the ingredients. The app, which was first developed in late 2023 and now has over 100,000 downloads, recently went viral on X after several viral posts caused outrage among Americans.

The account Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) posted a video on May 2 of a user in a German supermarket scanning items with the app, which they captioned “‘We will NOT eat the bugs’ has become reality.”

In the video, the user repeatedly receives the message “Insekten Gefunden” or “Insects Found.” Items include pudding cups, premade meals, and even chocolate candies. “Everything has bugs,” one user replied. …

The very first “insect restaurant” in the United Kingdom is getting a lot of attention for the very unique dishes that it is offering to customers…

Grub Kitchen in Wales, the United Kingdom’s first insect restaurant, focuses on sustainability and is the vision of chef Andy Holcroft. The menu ranges from minced insect Bolognese to mealworm hummus and mixed insect pakoras fried with vegetables and served with mango chutney. Grub Kitchen largely has good reviews on TripAdvisor, but one reviewer was sceptical of eating insects, writing: “If this is the future, kill me now.” …

It is being reported that Thailand already has over 20,000 insect farms…

According to the Trade Policy and Strategy Office, Thailand can produce over 7,000 tonnes of economic insects annually. Thailand has more than 20,000 insect farms, especially cricket farms, the office said. …

In one region of India, silkworms are so popular that they are “available at every market”…

Silkworms are considered a delicacy in some northeastern states of India. In Nagaland, a state on the Myanmar border, silkworms are available at every market. Known as “eri puka” in Nagamese, the silkworms are fried, tossed together with spices, vegetables and bamboo shoots. Crispy fried grasshopper is also a common snack in the state. …

Here in the United States, more than 2 million taxpayer dollars were spent to create “the Center for Environmental Sustainability Through Insect Farming”…

In 2021 the U.S. National Science Foundation awarded Texas A&M and two other universities a $2.2 million grant to establish the Center for Environmental Sustainability Through Insect Farming. Sixteen multinational companies, including Mars and Tyson Foods, also joined as member organizations. …

No matter how many insect farms they set up, it will only make a very small dent in the nightmarish global famines that are coming.

Numerous long-term trends are combining to create a “perfect storm” for global food production that is unlike anything that has ever been witnessed in all of human history. https://endoftheamericandream.com/12-facts-that-prove-that-people-all-over-the-globe-are-already-eating-the-bugs-on-a-regular-basis/

While the Bible seems to allow for the consumption of crickets and grasshoppers, black soldier flies, mealworms, and silkworms are biblically unclean–thus should not be consumed by Christians (see also The New Testament Church, History, and Unclean Meats):

20 ‘All flying insects that creep on all fours shall be an abomination to you. 21 Yet these you may eat of every flying insect that creeps on all fours: those which have jointed legs above their feet with which to leap on the earth. 22 These you may eat: the locust after its kind, the destroying locust after its kind, the cricket after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind. 23 But all other flying insects which have four feet shall be an abomination to you. (Leviticus 11:20-23)

29 These also shall be unclean to you among the creeping things that creep on the earth (Leviticus 11:29)

God’s people are not supposed to eat bugs.

We are to be holy in all of our CONDUCT:

15 but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.” (1 Peter 1:15-16)

When the Apostle Peter wrote that he was quoting the part of the Hebrew scriptures that were against eating unclean creeping things:

44 For I am the Lord your God. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any creeping thing that creeps on the earth. (Leviticus 11:44-45)

Holy people do not intentionally conduct themselves to eat biblically unclean creatures.

Let me also add that it is almost 100% certain that COVID became a problem because of people consuming biblically-unclean meats along with the viral research that was done in the lab at Wuhan (watch also: COVID, Pandemics, and Unclean Meat).

Notice also:

Thousands of Bug Eaters Are Getting New Incurable Diseases, Doctors Warn

Thousands of bug eaters around the world are developing rare and incurable diseases, according to doctors who warn the act of eating insects is harmful to humans.

July 26, 2024

As the consumption of eating bugs has risen in popularity in recent years thanks to the push by the WEF to replace meat with insects, people who dine on bugs are increasingly being diagnosed with horrific illnesses as a result.

Infowars.com reports: The Bible instructs us in Leviticus 11: 20-23, not to eat insects, with the exception of orthopterans, specifically, locusts, crickets, and grasshoppers. Even so, permission to eat these is not instruction to do so, and there certainly isn’t reference to the Israelites making insect offerings, or of Jesus encouraging his disciples to eat them.

Eating these in a survival situation — like that of John The Baptist — is one thing, but to have insects discreetly added to our foods, or touted as the future of the human diet, as is happening in Europe, North America, and abroad, is a threat to our health, and is disgusting. …

Contamination of Insect-based Foods

Bioaccumulation of poisonous heavy metals such as lead, arsenic, cadmium and others, and of pesticides including herbicides, has been documented to occur in insects used for food. This means that as insects grow and develop in a contaminated environment, or if they eat contaminated plant matter, toxic heavy metals or other toxins build up in their bodies over time. Therefore producers must carefully source insect feed, and ensure the rearing environment is free of contaminants. …

Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) larvae, full of feces, and supposedly suitable to eat.

One of the most alarming potential problems of food insect production is pre-or-post-processing contamination by Aspergillus, a common fungus that releases the mycotoxin known as aflatoxin. Cooked and dried insects can reabsorb humidity, and could grow Aspergillus, as could pre-processed insects. Aflatoxin is heat stable and cannot be eliminated by cooking insects contaminated by Aspergillus. Mpuchane et al. (1996) identified aflatoxin in edible grasshoppers at a concentration of up to 50 micrograms/kg. The European Union [EU] allows a maximum of 15 micrograms of aflatoxin per kilogram in plant based foods***, but disturbingly, the EU does not have regulations for aflatoxin in animal based foods including insects. Aflatoxin is the one of the most carcinogenic chemicals known to man. This problem must be addressed, but unfortunately, anyone encouraging you to eat insects is not looking out for your health in the first place. …

A 2017 paper published in Clinical Toxicology presented evidence of histamine poisoning from insects, in three cases in Thailand, including an outbreak affecting 118 patients, and another incident involving 19 students. The paper focused on direct evidence in another case in which 28 out of a group of 227 students were sickened, and concluded the cause was histamines present in grasshoppers and silkworm pupae they ate at a seminar. The researchers analyzed the leftover foods, and what the 28 sickened and other 199 students ate, and alleged that the histamines were implicated, which like tropomyosins, are heat-stable (resistant to degradation by cooking). The sick students’ symptoms included hives, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and breathing problems (bronchospasm and dyspnea). …

Insect exoskeletons feature sharp protuberances made of chitin, including spines, spurs, and rigid ‘hairs’ called setae. As noted by Mézes (2018), the pointy shape of these protuberances may cause them to be mechanically toxic, by damaging the digestive tract. This is not the chitin per se causing toxicity; instead, it’s the shape of the structures formed by chitin leading to toxicity.

Spines are narrowly conical, rigid, fixed projections, found on grasshopper legs, for example. Spurs are similar to spines but are on a socket allowing movement. Setae are hair-like, and contain nerve endings for sensory perception. The hairs on the legs of a fly are an example of setae. …

It also seems reasonable to surmise, and even hard to ignore, that chewing an insect exoskeleton would produce sharp fragments that could damage the lining of the esophagus, stomach, and intestines. Similarly, sharp particles could result from grinding insects during food processing. …

God had a reason to command us not to eat crustaceans and most insects. It’s misguided to believe that science is likely to fully elucidate the medical reasons for God’s instructions regarding food, especially considering the plethora of factors involved in human health that complicate dietary scientific analysis, and the sometimes-delayed health effects attributable to various factors. … the idea of eating insects is disgusting. The best thing to do is to refuse to heed World Economic Forum head Klaus Schwab’s exhortations to “Eat ze bugs.” https://thepeoplesvoice.tv/thousands-of-bug-eaters-are-getting-new-incurable-diseases-doctors-warn/

Some lawmakers do not seem to want consumers to know about the use of bugs as part of the food supply as the following suggests:

Democrats Push to Hide Insects in American Food Supply

April 8, 2024

In Minnesota, state Senate Democrats blocked an amendment that would have required foods containing insects to be labeled.

Republicans are arguing that insects should be listed in the ingredients of food products to inform consumers.

However, for reasons that are not immediately clear, Democrats are pushing to keep bugs a hidden ingredient.

Last week, the Minnesota Senate passed S.F. 4225 – an omnibus agriculture policy bill. …

However, before the bill was passed, Sen. Torrey Westrom (R-Alexandria) introduced a commonsense amendment for food labeling.

The amendment would require food to be properly labeled if it contains either insect products or artificial “cell-cultured” food like lab-grown meat. …

However, the bill’s Democrat author Sen. Aric Putnam,(D-St. Cloud) shot down the proposal.

Putnam insists that, although “consumers should know what they are consuming,” the issue of labeling insect parts in products was a “future problem.”

He falsely claimed that insect-based “foods” and lab-grown “meats” are not available yet, and therefore, do not need to be addressed. https://slaynews.com/news/democrats-push-hide-insects-american-food-supply/

The Bible warns about the “ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness” (Romans 1:18) and not letting people know that biblically-prohibited insects are in packaged foods is wrong suppression of the truth. Hopefully, the lawmakers in Minnesota will realize that.

Last September, we put out the following sermon about the food supply:

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Evil is Affecting the Food Supply

God gave humans food and said what He made was good. What about unclean animals? What about genetically-modified organisms (GMOs)? What about ‘bioengineered foods’? What about lab meat? What about human-cloned salami? What about ‘Piggy Sooy’? Are Christians supposed to eat what is good according to Isaiah 55:2? What should we eat? What should Christians avoid eating? Dr. Thiel addresses these matters and more.

Here is a link to the following: Evil is Affecting the Food Supply.

Now is Michael Snyder right, that despite the increasing consumption of insects, famine is still coming?

Yes.

Jesus taught that famines were part of the beginning of sorrows:

4 Take heed that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. 6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. (Matthew 24:4-8)

The rides of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse (Revelation 6:1-8) relate to what Jesus warned would happen during the beginning of sorrows.

The Book of Revelation says that there will be more food shortages and food price inflation:

5 When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.” (Revelation 6:5-6)

Food price inflation has hit in many places, but will worsen.

We put together the following related video:

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3rd Horseman of the Apocalypse and Food

There are reports about food price inflation around the world. While it is worsening in many areas, some believe it will improve in 2023. Instead, could prices continue to rise in 2023 and get much worse in 2024 and thereafter? What are the causes of food price inflation? Is there any connection between weather, government policies, fertilizer prices, energy costs, economic sanctions and food price inflation? What are we seeing in reports from the United Kingdom, Hungary, and South Africa? What about impacts from Russia’s ‘special military operation’ into Ukraine? Could EU and/or USA policies be effecting any of this? Is the ‘black horse’ the one associated with famine, food shortages, and food price inflation in the Book of Revelation? Are there any physical lessons we can learn from ants according to the Book of Proverbs? What are some spiritual steps we should take according to Jesus? Dr. Thiel and Steve Dupuie address these matters and more.

Here is a link to our video: 3rd Horseman of the Apocalypse and Food.

Although, according to Jesus, the time of sorrows is not one to trouble Christians, notice something else that He did say:

34 “But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. 35 For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.” (Luke 21:34-36)

Worse things are coming, and Jesus stated what He said He wanted all of His people to be doing. So, watch and get ready.

Update 09/01/24: We just uploaded the following video:

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Should Christians Eat Insects?

It is reported that 2205 insects are being eaten around the world in 128 countries as part of the food supply. This is being pushed by the World Economic Forum, United Nations, and the government of the United States of America? Does the Bible endorse eating any insects? If so, which? Some people promote “cockroach milk” as well as larvae-derived “Entomilk.” Does France have the biggest insect farm? Are there thousands of insect farms in Thailand? Does the New Testament support that Christians are to be holy and not eat unclean meats and insects? Could God have had health reasons to tell His people not to eat certain creatures? What are some health issues that eating insects, mealworms, etc. have reportedly caused? Dr. Thiel and Steve Dupuie address these matters.

Here is a link to our video: Should Christians Eat Insects?

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Do vegans eat meat?

In many cultures, eating meat is so rooted in human life that we rarely think about why we should eat meat. Where and how is the meat prepared? We rarely try to see who is behind the scenes of the meat industry Most people consider themselves to be animal lovers, but eating animal meat is normal for them, and I still don’t know why you love an animal and hug it and cut another animal into pieces and eat it? It’s time to face the fact that man created the meat industry for his diversification and greed and tortures and kills many animals.

The answer to this question is relatively simple; however, come with me, and I’ll tell you every single aspect of this question.

I’m Sara and I’ve been vegan for 7 years with my family of 5. As my family and I thrive on this lifestyle, I wanted to share with you all my experiences in this particular area.

So let’s get started.

This article will be dedicated to why vegans might or might not consume meat.

In some of our previous articles, we mentioned that vegans do not consume meat, no matter the source. This means that vegans do not consume land animal meat or seafood.

There are many reasons why we have chosen a vegan lifestyle. But let me tell you a few things Some vegetarians choose a vegetarian diet just for the sake of their health, because they have come to the conclusion that meat and chicken are not useful for human health and cause a lot of harm to the body, and they refuse to eat animal meat like us. But vegans have more reasons for not eating meat besides health.

Before getting to why Vegans do not consume meat, we have to tell you that while vegans refuse to eat any flesh, they can get all of the nutrition, minerals, and supplements that meat has from plant-based food.

This proves that vegans do not have to eat meat to gain its vitamins, minerals, and nutrition.

· The first reason that comes up when we ask why vegans don’t eat meat is related to moral beliefs. In other words, vegans are against the meat industry and industries that use animal abuse or cruelty to produce their products (be it clothing or consumer cosmetics).

We can never accept someone as ours or even our lives without full consent, so why should we do the same to defenseless animals? I must mention that some of these animals and even insects are vital for the health of the planet We know what happens behind the scenes of slaughterhouses and farms. We know how animals are imprisoned, tortured and killed in order to put them in beautiful packages in the human food basket. Research has proven that the anatomy of the human body has been vegetarian since the beginning of creation, and later we became carnivores with the change in human taste and advertising. Please watch this video : 15 reasons that prove that human herbivor

· The following reason vegans avoid meat is the physical consequences that meat offers over time. When you consume meat, you are consuming a product that is not 100% hygienic. I might add that the fat included inside the core is saturated fat or the harmful fat that can cause heart diseases and failure over time if consumed more than limited.

These two reasons are the main issues of consuming meat, so vegans choose to avoid meat to fulfill these reasons.

You might wonder, if vegans do not consume meat, what do they eat to obtain the nutrition embedded inside the animal meat?

When talking about meat and the need to consume it, individuals assume that the protein and the galleries that come from meat can not be obtained from plant-based food.

While this fact seems true but it is not correct.

Because after the considerations and research I did several years ago on this matter, I have concluded that some other plant-based consumables like beans and soy contain the same kind of protein that exists inside red or animal meat.

And by consuming plant-based protein, you can get the same energy from the protein inside the animal meat.

However, on some special occasions, vegans must use supplements to gain the complete nutrition they need throughout the day to function correctly.

The reason why some vegetarians need supplements is that the diet and body needs of each person and their metabolism are different from other people. Sometimes some vegetarians need supplements to complete the minerals or nutrients their body needs, even It is possible that many meat-eating people also suffer from B12 or iron deficiency. This has nothing to do with vegetarianism.

But the important thing is that if you start a plant-based diet with planning, you will need less supplements because the nutrients of plants are more and healthier than animals. I have done an article on vegetarians and the need to take supplements that you can read .

Now that you know whether vegans eat meat or not and the reason for this action, let’s get to the end of the article and sum up all of the information we have gathered for you.

We all have seen some special diets from all around the world and different individuals; however, there is a debate on whether vegans can eat meat or not, meaning can they include meat in their diet or can’t?

In this article, I talked about how vegetarians do not consume animal meat or other animal products. However, it’s best to remember that as a human being who has been a vegetarian since birth, there are plenty of plant-based alternatives that you can supplement your meals with and that you can live without animal carcasses.

Then I explain some of the reasons vegans have for not eating animal meat, and I think if you read through these reasons yourself, you can better understand this diet and lifestyle.

I advise you to read through some related articles to this matter to understand why vegans do not consume meat.

In the end, I am very much glad and delighted that you decided to accompany me throughout the “Do vegans eat meat?” article.

If you have any additional inquiries or opinions that you want to share with me, you only have to use the comment section below this article or contact page 4 on the contact page of this website.

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[id: a series of tweets by FatdocorUK (scottish flag, trans flag, rainbow flag and stethoscope emojis), username not visible, which read: It's time for your annual reminder that going on a diet come January 1st is one of the worst thing you could do for your health. 95% of you will gain back any weight that you lose and 2/3 will end up heavier but THAT IS NOT THE POINT 🧵

Consuming less energy (calories) than you need has a profound effect on the body. To begin with, you will start turning fat into energy, which is the whole point, right? Along with the fat you will also consume your own muscle which isn't ideal but supposedly it's worth it.

But after a VERY SHORT period of time your body starts to panic. It can handle starvation (that's another word for calorie deficit) for a few days but not long term. So it does what it has to do to keep you from wasting away (literally, your muscles are actually wasting)

Your body is not above taking drastic measures. It diverts energy from less vital organs (skin, hair, GI tract). It rations the amount of energy your brain receives. It alters (permanently in some cases) your basal metabolic rate.

That translates into fatigue, low mood, irritability, difficulty concentrating, hair loss, skin and nail changes, GI symptoms. Oh, and the weight loss slows down. The so-called plateau phase. Many of you are gonna hit that sometime end of Jan/mid Feb.

But starvation (calorie deficit) doesn't just impact you physically. It impacts you mentally, emotionally, socially and financially. And HEALTH is not just physical. Its all of these things. Starvation leads to depression. To eating disorders. To social withdrawal.

And starvation is not sustainable. Just like your body won't let you hold your breath under water forever, nor will it let you starve yourself. Have you ever tried diving to the bottom of a pool and staying there as long as possible? Eventually your body breaks for the surface.

No matter how much you will your body to stay under water, survival instincts are hardwired into our DNA. The only way to stay at the bottom of the pool is to weigh yourself down with something. Remember that next time you meet someone who managed to "keep the weight off".

For those smug experts who tell people "That's because you're doing it wrong. Calorie deficits don't work, instead you should try [insert BS here]" - SHUT UP. Seriously, just shut up. And maybe take a basic psychology class.

What's the best way to make someone crave something? Simple. Tell them they can't have it. Even if they say no 99 times out of 100, that 1 time is inevitable. And eventually 1 becomes 2. Which becomes 4. And so on. *Binging* is almost universally caused by *restricting*. Fact.

Don't like the feeling of being out of control around food? Wish you weren't thinking about it all the time? THEN STOP RESTRICTING. It really is that easy. It probably won't produce weight loss, but it *will* improve your health. There are hundreds of studies to prove this.

Finally, just a reminder that January 1st is to the weight loss industry what valentine's day is to Hallmark. A convenient way to make you part with your cash whilst simultaneously making you feel shit about yourself. Don't be a sucker. #DitchTheDiet in 2023 /end]

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When trying to determine how kind someone is, I rank them on a scale of #MrRogers to #Hitler.

#Munchies performs pretty well compared to GoBoy’s other songs, presumably because of its gimmicky, comedic nature. The same thing happens to “#Yodel (Song 64),” with both songs frequently being ranked in the top 10 on streaming services.

Originally, this was going to be a 2+ minute song, but with its gimmicky, simplistic nature, I didn’t think it deserved to be any longer than its current length.

The verses were originally meant to be melodic, but no matter what I tried, I wasn’t able to get the verse melodies to sound good enough to release. Instead of releasing a subpar version of the song with horrible verse melodies, I deleted them, put this song on the back burner and moved on to “Face Tattoo (Song 93).” A few days later, the idea arose of adding food related sound effects, followed by orgasm / climax sounds. Tried it, and it seemed to work.

Recorded about ten takes of me fake orgasming / climaxing into a microphone for the verses. What you hear is the best take.

The term “munchies” is associated with #cannabis. I definitely went through a heavy smoking phase from ages 20-22. Nowadays, because of my current melancholic-workaholic-paper-pusher lifestyle of quiet desperation, I probably smoke every 6 to 12 months while on vacation. If my current lifestyle allowed for it, I’d probably smoke more.

The focus on junk food lyrics on GoBoy 5 actually increased my craving for it, leading to me eating far more of it than usual for a solid year. Taco Bell, McDonalds, Ben & Jerry’s, Doritos, etc. I only stopped after developing health issues related to diet, which were resolved after a few months of strict dieting (excerpts from post 83).

Regarding the sound effects, I worked as a sound designer for the film industry for a few years during the seven-year hiatus (more about the hiatus in posts 23 and 36) where I learned the utterly worthless skill of creating / manipulating sound effects. That skill was utilized in this song, along with songs like “Mermaids,” “Coffee Song,” “Seattle” and “Rebecca” (excerpts from post 75).

Beat + bass + melody. That’s the style of GoBoy 5. While I’ve appreciated this minimalistic style for years, “Tell My Mama (Song 42)” was the first time trying it. I went whole-hog with GoBoy 5, in which most songs primarily consist of a beat, bass and melody (excerpt from post 80).

For GoBoy 5, instead of creating for the sake of creating, like I did for GoBoy 4, I wanted to make poppier songs that would appeal to a larger audience. Was that goal accomplished? Well, maybe, I guess. It resulted in the song “In Love (Song 82),” which everyone and their mother seems to like (excerpt from post 79).

GoBoy 5 ragdolled me. I remember wondering if I’d live to see the completion of the album. While the style is minimalistic, the writing and production processes were chaotic, akin to throwing darts with a blindfold on. Most songs turned into a puzzle once they reached the mixing phase, with a portion of the pieces being destined not to fit. It required constant compromising - discarding segments, restructuring, rewriting, etc. The combination of the difficult production process and temporary chaos at work left a blood-soaked trail behind me (excerpt from post 80).

In April, 2021, almost all of GoBoy 3, 4 and 5‘s songs were restructured to be under 3 minutes (preferably under 2m 30s), including this song. I became okay with releasing songs around the 2 min mark after realizing The Beatles and The Beach Boys had some songs around that length. In an attempt to increase replay value in this streaming era, most of GoBoy’s songs are now purposely around 2m 20s (excerpts from post 37).

A bass boost was added to songs 37-99 in Nov, 2021, while I was stuck at home with covid. As a result, this song feels more powerful. The bass boost isn’t a simple plugin nonchalantly added to each song. It’s a process that took about 3.5 hours per song, or one whole month to complete all songs. Admittedly, I pushed the bass boost a little too far for some of them. The bass in some songs sounds like a freaking earthquake (unnecessarily pronounced low frequencies 20 - 50 Hz). Might dial that back someday. The bass boost was also applied to every song on GoBoy 6 and beyond (excerpt from post 37).

#GoBoy #Munchies #92

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ladyalienist · 3 years ago

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Radical Fatphobia

I just gotta love how in all the "hot topics" radfems got (surrogacy, sex industry, TRA/queer nonsense, abortion ban, you name it, we got it) the discourse about beauty standards seem to revolve around shaving and make-up.

Don't get me wrong, those are important issues, both for us and the enviroinment. But... aren't we kinda sleeping on the other big thing about beauty standards for women? Which is... being thin?

I mean. Many of you will speak about eating disorders and starving one's self in order to reach the unattainable body standard we have or about how body standards change every decade or so causing women to never feel good in their bodies, but I'm afraid that so many of you are totally... not understanding just how much "being thin=being morally good" is ingrained in your brain.

Like, when I started peeking into feminist (liberal ones) circles back into 2014-2015 sometimes I would stumble upon the occasional fat-positive thing. "It's ok to have a belly!", "Fat and fabulous!", and I'm pretty sure liberals are still sometimes giving these little pills of comfort to us fatties. In radical feminism... this topic seems to just not exist. Not being discussed. Nada de nada, just the occasional "oh so many young girls are starving themselves to look like literal skeletons :(", and that's true but what about those girls who do not look like skeletons?

I'll be brutally blunt: I think that many of you do not give a fuck.

I've seen positivity posts being derailed into talking about visceral fat and lectures about how we're gonna die soon. I've seen every possible critique to HAES approach, from very grounded to very stupid.

Trust me: FAT WOMEN KNOW THIS. We know we're gonna die soon, we know visceral fat is killing us, we know every fucking stat in the box, because THE WHOLE WORLD IS EAGER TO TELL US, the whole world wants us to be miserable every time, and guess what? That's mostly because of capitalism. The very same capitalism radfem ideology tries to fight, you know.

The science behind weight and nutrition is not as black and white as so many of you want to believe it is. Dieting is a multi-billion dollars industry that relies on its own inefficiency - this means: DIETS. DO NOT. WORK. In 95% of cases. The only thing that gives a hope for consistent weight loss is surgery, with all the associated risks, and even then... it's not GRANTED. We do not know how to make fat people thin, and it is NOT OUR FAULT. We do not know how to properly "cure" obesity - hell we struggle even to define it, because BMI is a shitty way to do so.

"Fat people should keep in mind that they will die young" yeah and you know what makes our lives even shorter? The constant, unavoidable knowledge that being fat means people will be disgusted by us. The guilt we feel for enjoying a fucking plate of pasta. The stress of being targeted and harassed since age five, of being put on diets soon after, of being the bottom of every joke, of having fewer chances not only at a fullfilling love life (I could write another long rant about what relationships are like as a fat woman) but also at a satisfying career in every field and good social circles, of having things (clothes, cars, public transport) not designed for us. Stress fucking destroys every system in human body but somehow it's just visceral fat's fault, and thus fat people do not deserve any positivity in their life, they do not deserve to think "my body can be ok the way it is even if I have a tummy", no, they must feel miserable all the fucking time even in self-called radical feminist spaces. No fucking fat person, let alone woman, wants to be fat: if we had a safe, functioning way to become thin we would do it. But God forbid we ever, ever stop hating our bodies, no matter how much in every other instance it's clear that it leads us nowhere.

Honestly fuck you and your faux concern for health. I never see you this eager to tell smokers that they will die young, I never see you talking about how legal drugs can and will cause health problems, or about the toxicity of sugary food in general. It's always about visceral fat.

If you are not fat yourself I don't care how much you seriously think you're in the right for saying that fat is a risk for health under any little fat positivity post, fuck you. The person behind the post most likely perfectly knows and you've just made their day a little more miserable with no reason other than... you still thinking you're morally superior.

And just so you know, even if your BMI is 18 and you only eat salads and spend all of your spare time at the gym... you will, eventually, die. Just like us fatties.

#radblr #radical feminsim #radical feminism critique #honestly some of you really really need to realize that you're not better than anyone else #fat woman life #some people are fat #fat positvity #I think that many of you are in good faith so really do not take it personally #but if you indulged in such a behavior I don't know how to tell you #radical feminist safe #radfems do touch #and radfems do critique if necessary #maybe I'm blind to something and mistaking #useless ramble

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As a society, we badly need to unlink the ideas of healthy eating and healthy movement from the idea of weight loss.

Healthy eating and healthy movement are just plain good for you. Get up from your chair and move around. Try to get at least 150 minutes (2.5 hours) of movement a week. Try to eat a diet that includes fruits and vegetables. Drink some water (or at least stay hydrated). Don’t go crazy on the sugar.

But the point of doing these things is not to get skinny and stay skinny. It’s to be healthy. Healthy eating and healthy movement are good for your body and your brain. You can be fat and healthy. Health can occur at any size.

And diet and exercise don’t necessarily lead to weight loss or keeping weight off, either. Doctors and the diet/exercise industry have promulgated this idea that weight is simple math: the fewer calories you consume the more you burn, the less fat you’ll be. And this simply isn’t true. Lots of studies have indicated that exercising more does not necessarily burn a lot of calories. And dieting isn’t effective, either. In fact, roughly 90-95 percent of people who lose a lot of weight eventually regain just about all of it in 1-5 years. Meanwhile, dieting creates a disordered relationship with food that is really bad for both your physical and mental health. Dieting, simply put, is bad for you and doesn’t work anyway.

Weight is determined by a complex combination of things like genetics and trauma history, and we have very little control over it. So instead of freaking out about being fat, we need to recognize that fatness is not, in itself, unhealthy. There are unhealthy fat people and unhealthy skinny people. It’s not the fatness that’s the problem, and people who argue that it is simply don’t understand the research, or refuse to listen to it. And the “health” argument really is just a cover for the aesthetic argument: our culture thinks that fatness is unattractive, and we’re just using fatness’s supposed unhealthiness as an excuse to deem it unacceptable. All of this is bullshit.

Fat people can be healthy. Fat people can be beautiful. There’s nothing wrong with being fat. Doctors, scientists, and the rest of society need to stop telling people to lose weight. We should be focusing instead on helping people to develop healthy habits of eating and movement, no matter what these habits�� effects may be on our size or shape. Our physical and mental health depends on it.

#weight loss #health #i'm certainly not the first person on here to say this #it just seems to need to be said again and again

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at what point is something a choice? would you say this to someone that is jewish? to someone that is muslim? neither of these people (typically) eat pork products. it will not be an anaphylactic emergency if they do, the way someone with a life-threatening tree nut allergy would if they consumed pesto or peanut butter.

but they could experience severe gastric distress if you snuck pork fat into the mashed potatoes you shared, or lied about their kosher burger being topped with turkey bacon, because the human body (typically) requires time to adjust to significant changes in diet, and animal protein is one of the biggest stressors you could introduce after prolonged absence.

not to mention that tampering with consumer food is a felony in the united states, and one that can result in life imprisonment. if you work in the food service industry, that applies to you.

so yes, while some people do make the "simple choice" of avoiding specific products, you don't know who these people are and you don't know their reasonings behind their dietary restrictions. they could be doing it for ethical reasons, they could be doing it because it's a fad diet, or they could be doing it because their bodies are literally incapable of processing specific types of foods and it will kill them if they try.

so i'll ask you this - how do you know who is who? do you have their medical records? are you going to ask insanely invasive questions every time you meet someone with a dietary restriction? are you going to doubt them when they tell you it's a legitimate allergy or medical concern, or are you going to take them at face value?

i say spread your compassion equally, and just be a good human no matter the reason. it's literally just not that hard.

On the topic of feeding your friends it's crazy to me how bad people are at accommodating their friends who have allergies.

I don't have any allergies but I have a friend who's allergic to both gluten and eggs and it makes me sad to see how surprised they get when I offer to bring snacks they can have to an event we're going to, or when I invited them over for dinner. And just how they're already prepared to not be accommodated and will preemptively say it's okay to not make food for them when it's actually not that hard to work around their allergies.

And I have another friend who is allergic to onions (except for garlic) and we became friends because they'd never had ranch and my partner made them a thing of ranch without onion powder in it. Like even coming from a culinary background that is so based in onions my family has a running joke about it I'm able to modify recipes to just not have onions in it.

Idk it just makes me sad to see people who are so used to being told their allergies are a problem that they are genuinely surprised and happy when people are able and willing to accommodate them, even when accommodating them is not that difficult. If you don't have allergies but you have friends that do just accommodate for them and don't make a big deal out of it because people don't deserve to feel like an inconvenience because of dietary restrictions they have no control over

#my additions #this shit grinds my gears

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alicanta77 · 4 years ago

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NCT Dream Reaction: Their idol crush debuting

Mark:

gives you all the advice he can think of at once

he just really wants to help you as best he can but probably ends up making you feel a bit overwhelmed by accident

tops it all off with a small

“but don’t worry, you’ll do great”

“uh huh...” *pure panic in your eyes*

makes sure to compliment you massively after you finished

knows that there must have been loads going through your head and is so proud that you did such a good job

keeps saying how he can’t believe you’re both finally in the industry together

definitely tries to get a chance to collab with you

doesn’t realise how much he’s asking for one until management say they only are giving it to him to shut him up about it

is nervous cause he knows that you’re both going to be busy

but he still puts aside any time he can just to see you and spend time with you

because he can’t think of a better way to spend his time

Renjun:

radiates calm

focuses heavily on helping you through the stress of debuting rather than giving you loads of advice on what comes next

expect a lot of soft words and tips on how to not get overwhelmed

definitely tells you to focus on him in the audience if you need to

but he knows that as soon as you’re up there, your adrenaline will take over and you won’t see him at all

once you’re finished he gives you the biggest hug

strokes your head and tells you that you did such a good job

in the next few weeks he constantly plays your song on vlive or mentions that he’s listening to it recently

and fans probably start asking for a cover

cause you’ve both debuted he can’t see you as often as he’d like to

but he reassures you that he is ALWAYS a phone call away for whenever you need any further help

doesn’t tell you but he sets an individual ringtone for you that will wake him up no matter what time you ring him

wants you to know he’s always by your side

Jeno:

the best, most comforting person to have around part 1

literally has the best advice, most reassuring words and the patience to watch you go over your routine 46875092348571 times if you want

has definitely visited you in the practice room to see if you’re okay

asks you to teach it to him because that’ll make sure you remember it

reminds you most of all to enjoy it, because you only get to debut once

gives you a supportive hug before you go on and tells you that he’ll be here when you finish

is kind of subtle about it in terms of hyping it up

hypes up the song/your group rather than specifically mentioning you

just cause he’s nervous about rumours that may come from it and that could lead to you getting hate

instead just mentions that your group is debuting soon and that fans should be excited for it

does start dancing whenever it comes on without realising

doesn’t realise he knows the whole rap until your song comes up when the boys are playing finish the lyric

the MCs question him but he just smiles and says he enjoys the song

and only the boys know that it’s not the song that’s on his mind but you

Donghyuck:

even though he’s a very teasing person

and teases you at almost every opportunity he gets

this is probably the one time he doesn’t tease or make fun of you in any way

he knows how stressful debuting can be and doesn’t want to accidentally invalidate your feelings

instead he is supportive and really REALLY helpful

gives you useful tips on how to control your nerves so they don’t affect your vocals

reminds you to make eye contact with the camera

and to keep your expression to match your concept, even when you’re off camera because your fan cam would catch it

he knows how hard you’ve worked for this and wants you to do well

makes sure to bring literally as many member of NCT as he can to your debut so that you have some friendly faces in the audience

also he never told you this

but he also brought your parents to your showcase as a surprise

and gets them to come backstage so that you can see them

let’s you come to him when you’ve finished saying hi to your family

and gives you the biggest hug while whispering how proud of you he is

feels you relax into him and he doesn’t want to ever let you go

Jaemin:

the best, most comforting person to have around part 2

gives you tips on taking care of yourself after idol life takes off

like to make sure to eat and rest enough and tricks on how to catch up on rest if you miss it

or good nutritional foods to eat when you’re on diet

probably REALLY stresses the importance of not overworking yourself, especially right after debut

reminds you to stretch your muscles constantly to avoid injury

ends it with telling you to just go out there and do your best because you are amazing therefore your best is also absolutely amazing

he doesn’t make the rules it’s science

is waiting for you backstage with a water bottle and a hug when you finish performing

lets you be as emotional as you need to be and reminds you that he is so damn proud of you

keeps saying things like how you’re going to take the world by storm

and he secretly hopes that you won’t forget about him

cause he could never forget about you if he tried

Chenle:

hypes up your debut so much

literally SO MUCH

like in every live he does or interview and they’re asked what they’re excited for he always replies

“y/n’s debut! you guys should check it out it looks very cool” *gives a thumbs up*

starts a hashtag on your debut day on every social media he has

is literally shameless in his promotion of it

this continues after your debut

if he’s asked about any recommendations he says your song

he also ALWAYS plays your song on live

literally fans start to trend that chenle promotes you better than your company

is also not shy about admitting you’re his favourite member

always says things like how he liked your part in the mv, or your concept teaser is his favourite

sometimes he has to be reminded that there are other members in your group

he still randomly sings parts of it months after its come out

he can’t help it though

he thinks everybody should know how amazing you are

Jisung:

is probably a little intimidated by your concept

like he remembers training with you when you were both young and innocent

dressed in pink and polkadots and jumping around

and now you’re wearing leather and harnesses and body rolling

and you look really hot

gets shy and blushes just from watching you practice in your baggy clothes

is absolutely terrified for how red he knows he is gonna go when you actually perform live

hides himself away from the camera cause he knows that if anyone sees him going red, he’ll never live it down

probably does a dance cover to it tho

and fans go NUTS and start demanding interactions and collabs

this is only fuelled when you danced to ridin’ on a live

and you two became a power couple before you were even a couple

but jisung was really glad because if the fans loved you two together so much, it gave you a reason to produce content together

and he got to see you much more often

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fatliberation · 3 years ago

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do you know if theres actually any corelation btwn health and waist size? my mom keeps talking about it and i cant find any sort of info that isnt biased as hell on it :/

The whole “waist size” thing is just anti-fatness. When they warn about having “a large waist circumference”, they’re talking about fatness.

But there is a correlation between weight and health! That is why all of this anti-fat fear mongering has worked on everyone. What most people don’t realize is that correlation does not equal causation.

For example: eating a variety of foods and moving/exercising regularly is important to staying healthy. Sometimes changing your lifestyle results in weight loss, but that doesn’t mean the weight loss is what’s making you healthier! Many researchers backed by a 7.2 BILLION dollar diet industry fail to focus on behavioral, environmental, and socioeconomic factors instead of body size. Weight loss is the wrong goal. Sometimes it’s just a symptom of another variable.

Ok... I’m about to go off on the same tangent that I always do about anti-fatness within the medical industrial complex.

Firstly: Intentional weight loss is futile. It’s been proven that over 97% of people gain back what they lost and then some. Your metabolism will slow as your body will fight to preserve energy. The cycle causes more harm physiologically and psychologically.

Yes, weight loss/cycling is harder on our bodies than just letting them have fat. It’s fine to let your body just do its thing! White supremacy and capitalism has convinced us that our bodies are separate entities that we have to control and outsmart. But the reality is that your body works to protect you, and everyone’s bodies function their best at different weights. Size diversity is and has always been natural.

Diet culture (again, A $72 BILLON INDUSTRY) profits greatly off of this normalized struggle to shrink our bodies as we purchase new diets, inaccessible foods with moral value placed on them, gym memberships, “miracle” pills, and even surgeries that mutilate the organs so that they can’t absorb as many nutrients...

Anti-fat bias has been so ingrained in our culture that they’ll do ANYTHING before letting people exist in a fat body. And it’s made people believe that shit like this is okay because it couldn’t be worse for them than to stay fat. But weight really doesn’t have much to indicate about health at all! Health is determined by behavioral and environmental/socioeconomic factors rather than body size. (And guess what? None of the diseases associated with ob*sity are limited to people in fat bodies. Thin people get these diseases too. They happen to be stress-related!)

Researchers in our capitalist society take the correlation between weight and health and twist it through a fatphobic lens. We need to rethink the root of health problems common among fat folks. Society will always try to tell fat people that they aren’t doing enough to exercise or eat “healthy” - even if they go above and beyond. That notion is solely based off of stereotype. Thin people don’t get targeted for their lifestyles no matter what!! The biggest root of this correlation that the medical industry has neglected to study is the pressure society puts on them to achieve and maintain a small body size. Anti-fat bias, bullying, systemic racism, diet culture, etc. cause extreme stress and trauma, which does negatively impact health! (and don’t even get me started on the medical neglect and malpractice fat patients face!) So no, size is not synonymous with health. Body size is not a diagnosis.

Weight research has shown that weight stigma is more harmful than any number on a tape measure. It’s time to open up the conversation and start getting rid of that stigma!

I’m not an expert, so there is a lot I still don’t know about the specifics of weight science. I’m still learning. But I highly recommend following @bigfatscience! They have some incredible sources on their blog.

#inbox #health #weight science #weight stigma #anti fat bias #fatphobia #fat liberation

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earthly--truth · 4 years ago

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What I believe in

These are my beliefs as someone who aligns with democratic socialism and progressivism. Feel free to critique it, challenge it, even just a few sections, whatever, but this is what I believe will make the world a better place, because people (and animals) deserve to live the best possible lives they can live with the only chance at life they got. This is going to be super general and long, and not get into nearly everything, but I hope it sheds a positive light on leftism.

Strong unions so that workers (the majority of people in society) have the ability have better footing to negotiate better wages, work hours, vacation days, benefits, etc. I also believe that in instances where it’s pragmatically viable that there should be a push for more worker co-op’s, in which every employee has a stake in the company they work at, and the ability to give their input (all companies should strive for more democracy). Both of these contribute to healthier, happier, and, and better payed people.

Raising the minimum wage in the U.S to $15 an hour. The current wage of $7.25 is way too low. It’s just not a livable wage. There’s a reason why McDonald’s and Walmart are called corporate welfare queens, and it’s because they’re employees require welfare to survive, despite being the biggest corporations on the planet with multi-billionaire CEO’s. The richest in society should also pay more in taxes.

Stop investing so much in the American military, cut it by a third if you can. (Firstly this frees up a lot of money for other things) Get the military out of the middle east, and create other more peaceful avenues to ensure it doesn’t crumble like every single time the military pulls out and doesn’t try to actually fix the mess they created. The people in the middle east deserve to be able to rebuild and they’ll need help to do that (just not the type of help where america installs their own leaders).

Healthcare should be universal, paid for by taxes. Every developed nation is capable of doing it. Many developing countries are doing it. Americans pay more in taxes for healthcare than so many other countries, yet a trip to the hospital still can put you in debt for the rest of your life. That is inhumane, and people shouldn’t have to choose between crippling debt and their health.

There’s also an argument to be made for free/way cheaper university, since countries like Canada or America force people to get a degree if they want to live a decent life, yet in order to do that you have to pay $15,000 a year for university. A system like that either forces people to skip out on uni, or again go into major debt. If Europe can figure it out, I think the U.S and Canada can figure it out too.

Black Lives Matter. To be more specific, I want police/criminal justice/prison reform. I want police de-militarized and to stop acting so abusive towards to civilians and real justice for the police that do, I want an end on the war on drugs (this helps drug addicts get help and delivers a blow to gangs and the cartel). I want an end to mass incarceration and laws that make it easier to throw people in jail for years for basically nothing. I want an end to for profit prisons. I want an end to the policy of retribution rather than rehabilitation for inmates (countries who rehabilitate are way more successful at non-returning inmates). I want an end to treating prisoners like slaves so corporations can get cheap labour. I also want the government to actually start caring about the poorest communities, many of which are predominantly black and latino (in cities anyways). (Also the indigenous in Canada). Better infrastructure, better public works programs. These all contribute to the proliferation of these communities and helps lessen the potential for criminality by making their lives better.

The dismantling of gender norms and roles, and de-stigmatization of LGBTQ+ people. I want people to be whoever they want to be. For far too long we have expected men and women to act a certain way. Women have come a long way, but there are still remnants of the old way of looking at things. We still have a lot of social stigma about how women should look, and that they are not worth even paying attention to if they aren’t conventionally attractive. We still have social stigma about sexuality and sex work. We hyper sexualize women in the media, yet shame women as sluts if they have a lot of sex. We shame women who choose abortion as murderers, yet don’t offer any support for the mother once the child has arrived. On top of that, the positions of power are still predominantly very old men. I also believe in helping men. Men are lonelier, men are increasingly staying sexless (not by choice), men are getting more suicidal. I want to address this two ways. One, by tackling toxic masculinity (not masculinity itself, just the bad parts). TM is telling men to man up and not to cry, TM is telling men not to act feminine or gay. TM is telling men to bottle up their emotions and resolve their problems through violence. The second way to address this is through my beliefs about workers. Men are the most suicidal in countries where there is a heavy work culture, like Japan and South Korea. Where they can’t have lives, and live to make money for the company they work at. That isn’t good.

When it comes to LGBTQ+ people, we need more positive representation in the media. We need people to see gay, trans, and non-binary people as normal people. When it comes to trans people specifically, we need to end the constant wars against them. Whether you’re talking about bathrooms, or sports, or children/teens receiving trans affirming healthcare. Let trans people be the gender that they say there are in the places they want to be, and allow them to receive the healthcare they need which is just the overwhelming medical consensus. This, combined with more supportive parents. all goes a long way to reducing the suicide rate amonst trans people.

The proliferation of the developing world. I want developing countries to be more autonomous, and to stop being under the boot of western corporations. I want an end to sweatshop labour or borderline sweatshop labour. I want the west to stop treating these actual people like their robots for pennies to produce our ungodly amounts of junk, and to actually pay these people decent wages. I want the world bank to stop giving money in an exploitative way to poor nations so that they cave to western business interests. These are people, human beings, and they deserve to develop and live good lives just like us. I also want them to fight for democracy in their countries.

Environmentalism. To go off the last section, 100 Corporations are contributing 71% of greenhouse gases. That needs to change. Corporations are participating ungodly amounts of devastations to eco-systems and the atmosphere. Ecosystems destroyed, and the exacerbation of the climate crises. I want a green and blue earth, and that can start by a) changing to green energy as much as humanly possible; solar, wind, and even nuclear (and whatever we come up with in the future) are far better than the fossil fuels we use now, which we’ll run out of anyways. And second we need to hold corporations accountable for destroying the planet. If we don’t do this, we risk the climate crises getting really bad. Oceans rising which will flood coastlines, creating millions of refugees, more periods of extreme dry (no water/bush fires) and extreme cold (look at what happened to texas). Something needs to be done about it.

Finally, veganism, for many reasons. One, the switch to veganism will be a big contributor to saving the planet. Whether you’re talking about the devastation we do to places like the Amazon Rain forest and other ecosystems to clear the way for animal farming, or whether you’re talking about reducing emissions. Most emissions and waste from agriculture are from the production phase of animal farming. So much food, water, and energy is wasted by giving it to billions of animals that we purposefully breed into existence, then slaughter, rinse and repeat, every single year, when we could just grow food and give water to people and skip out the middle man (think about how many people are hungry and without water in the world).

Philosophically, it is also wrong to kill a living creature that desires to live, that is able to connect with other living things and it surrounding, to form bonds. A cow, pig, chicken, lamb, sheep, are no different than a dog, cat, or rabbit, and they should not be killed, exploited, and tortured (confinement, abusive conditions in industrial farms) for pleasure. I know it’s pleasure for most people, because vegans are living proof that you can live happy and healthy lives without animal products. Vegans are statistically healthier than non-vegans, and we can get all the nutrients we need, even on an inexpensive diet. There are exceptions of course. A very small portion of people literally cannot eat plants and can only eat meat, and the developing world doesn’t have the same access to vegan products as the developed world does. Those people are valid, but many many people can make the switch and they should, especially in the developed world

All I see from this is making the world better. Hopefully you can too.

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