It ain’t the food, it’s the immunity
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Thank you, Sheel, for your refreshing perspective on this topic—I think you offer several important points about the overengineering, excessive regulation, oversterilization of our food that are often neglected by the general public or else purposely obscured by an agricultural system that profits from the status quo. Firstly, I would like to propose that Nick Kristof, rather than opposing your argument, might rather accede to it: like you, he posits that introducing artificial substances.... More
Thanks for the comments. To the writer below: I don't think anyone is
saying that the FDA makes us sick - as a matter of fact, that's the
furthest from it. I'm simply saying that the overextended,
understaffed FDA would be better serving Americans by approving
clinical drugs faster rather than trying to monitor too much (key
words: too much) with regards to what we eat.
As a sheltered nation, the majority of us never have the need to build
up an.... More
America suffers more diseases not from a weakened immune system because of the FDA, but because we are the fattest and unhealthiest nation. You really think the FDA is what makes us sick?!
Go complain about the FDA in Burger King you whiney know-nothing
You bring up a very good point. We often celebrate our over-extensive monitoring policies in the FDA as steps that make us healthier, while instead, we are unfortunately discovering that Americans suffer from more disease and preventable illnesses than many other countries. Earlier onsets of cancer and cardiovascular ailments are being observed in the US as our immune systems become weaker in naturally fighting illness. There is definite merit in allowing our bodies a chance to adjust and.... More
As a recent traveler to Africa and South Asia, it is obvious that we Americans have a much weaker immune system (case in point: one meal in and I was taking Equate). While I agree with the fact that somehow we need to build it up, I don't think the FDA not monitoring our produce is a good thing.
also, I want to clarify, your argument is that the FDA shouldn't regulate how much bacteria we eat so we get stronger immune systems like the people in third world countries, where, even though their aggregate deaths from food borne illness is larger, the ones that survive can drink the water.
The FDA spends way too much time making sure our food is pasteurized whereas they SHOULD be focusing on approving drugs! Just look at these multinational corporations like Pfizer and John! God, those multi-billionaires need less restrictions and less regulations! I've said it all along!
AND ZAPPING MICROORGANISMS ON OUR LETTUCE!?!?!?
What is their problem? Don't they have anything better to do?
Micro-organisms on lettuce! Get real! Its not like people gave gotten sick and.... More
