Comments on: How in the world can a poor man eat?

By: Gwen

Gwen — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:08:36 +0000

When the media uses statistical information to manipulate and scare people, it infuriates me. Like you said, it doesn't prove causality. I love red meat, and the best kind for you is grass-fed organic. That stuff actually helps prevent cancer. Gwens last blog post..The Bridge

By: admin

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:22:52 +0000

CMGD – Or your car. Or a rattler. You gotta live.

Katie – I was a vegetarian for about a year in college and, through similar circumstances as you, ate a hot dog. I think hot dogs are nasty, but I’ve eaten meat since.

Joe – Mmmmm. Sixty pounds of meat.

Kathy – Pythagoras? The Greek mathematician? Why?

By: KathyF

KathyF — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:58:17 +0000

I think Pythagorus needs to have a talk with you. KathyFs last blog post..Brains, Brawn, and Buckingham Palace

By: Joe @ Irrational Dad

Joe @ Irrational Dad — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 03:26:14 +0000

Dude, red meat better be ok, I just bought 60# of it from the local market to fill up the chest freezer. Joe @ Irrational Dads last blog post..The Pain No Parent Can Prepare For

By: Katie Lauren

Katie Lauren — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:44:27 +0000

I didn't eat meat for 12 years of my life. Then one day I smoked something I shouldn't have ate about 12 Big Mac's (yes I know poor excuse for meat) and haven't turned back since. I love it! Steak especially, and anything over Medium Rare isn't worth eating. I say keep eating. We all have to die of something! Katie Laurens last blog post..Long time me no write shit you read

By: Coal Miner's Granddaughter

Coal Miner's Granddaughter — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:47:12 +0000

My maternal grandfather spent his retirement as a gentleman farmer. And he raised beef cattle. Which meant we ate red meat all the friggin’ time. And to this day I still love it and will never be able to completely give up red meat. If it kills me? Oh, well. My shower could kill me but I’m certainly not going to give up feeling clean.

Coal Miner’s Granddaughters last blog post..Softly

By: admin

admin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:31:52 +0000

Theresa – Goes to show you that you can get any shoddy piece of research published if you’re desperate enough. Or know someone at PNAS.

SSG – Yeah, Zach has to be a Georgia Bulldogs fan as well. But I thought that went without saying.

Angel – I think the real issue is that humans are omnivores. We need a balanced diet, if you eat too much of anything at the expense of something else you’ll end up buggered.

TUB – You occasionally run across decent vegetarian food, but it’s usually just as bad for you as any non-vegetarian food.

Ping – Your baby is obviously going to be a carnivore!

Lora – Wonder why it balanced. See if I can sort that out.

Lara – The problem is that they’ve not normalized for saturated fat among other things. So is it saturated fat from red meat, saturated fat from processed meats or saturated fat from Twinkies? No way of knowing.

Mongola – Great story!

Teri – Come on over. Beef is cheap and good in Oz.

Courtney – I haven’t had my cholesterol checked in ages. Maybe I should…

Arizaphale – Oy! Are you calling me thick?

Rassles – I can see how that could happen. I nearly dropped mine in grad school. I think I got a C, which is kind of shocking for a Ph.D. student.

Chris – Vegetarian!

Brittany – You’re invited over for a BBQ as well.

Jacob – I forgot about that post! You’re actually the one who inspired me to read the primary literature.

Bluestreak – I know. I don’t fully understand the stats that they’ve used here, but my Stats 201 helps me realize that there’s something BOGUS going on.

Jamie – What the hell is a non-practicing vegetarian? A guilty liberal?

HIF – Congrats!

Kitty – I love kangaroo – rare on the grill. Dr. O’C won’t eat it though, something about Skippy the Bush Kangaroo?

NATUI – What do you reckon a guinea pig tastes like?

Muskrat – Next time I’m in Hotlanta it’s a date, baby.

Jud – Grilling accidents! That’s it!

Jacob – I think journalists just need more specialization – like doctors. If you’re going to cover health and science then take some science classes.

Nathan – What’s this ‘moderation’ that you speak of? You can tell you’re a midwesterner.

Jill – Fair enough.

MJRC – I know all the environmental reasons. I know. But you know, I try and do all the right things, can I not have one eco vice?

By: chris

chris — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:39:56 +0000

I loved the Omnivore's Dilemma, the book was awesome. chriss last blog post..Oh the Humanity

By: mjrc

mjrc — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:48:01 +0000

i love steak, i really do, but it doesn't taste nearly as good as it used to when i was a kid living in the midwest. that said, i think the better reason these days to forgo red meat is the environmental one. have you ever read "the omnivore's dilemma"? i'd be curious what you think of it. @jacob--i was a journalism major and actually, at least half of my classes were non-journalism related, including history, poly sci, and philosophy (i took a lot of philosophy). i think i even took an econ class. you're right about avoiding math and science, though. : ) mjrcs last blog post..Contrast Podcast Asks, How Would You Like Your Eggs?

By: Jill/Twipply Skwood

Jill/Twipply Skwood — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:05:34 +0000

I have way too many food issues to even begin a comment on this one. But Arizaphale’s comment is very funny.

Jill/Twipply Skwoods last blog post..Voted Least Likely to Become an Alcoholic