Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 French fries: fries are made with hydrogenated oil and fried at high temperatures. Some chains even add sugar to their fry recipe to make them even more irresistible. Not only do they clog your arteries with saturated fat and trans fat, they also contain acrylamides. They should be called "cancer fries," not French fries.
Chips / crackers / cookies: These generally contain white flour and sugar as well as trans fats, but it's not enough to simply look for these ingredients on the label; you have to actually "decode" the ingredients list that food manufacturers use to deceive consumers. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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 When I went to lunch, I started ordering things like cheeseburgers and fries or ribs with fries or just about anything with fries. At night, I got into the habit of eating ice cream or other junk food.
Even as a trained fitness professional, I acted like an addict, convincing myself that by eating low-fat or reduced-calorie foods, I was keeping things under control. I was drinking more alcohol than usual, which also helped to pack on additional empty calories. I have a nice wine collection and I love drinking a good California Cabernet or other red varietals. |
Mark Hyman, M.D.
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 James fries, professor of medicine at Stanford University. fries postulated that if people remained at their normal body weight, exercised vigorously, and didn't smoke, they would not only live longer, but would become sick only as they edged toward death.
The reaction? Like Dr. Kilmer McCully, who pointed out the importance of homocysteine levels, fries was laughed out of the halls of the academic and the scientific research communities; the latter felt that if implemented, Fries's ideas would simply create a population of older, sicker people. So fries spent decades proving his theory. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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| When I went to lunch, I started ordering things like cheeseburgers and fries or ribs with fries or just about anything with fries. At night, I got into the habit of eating ice cream or other junk food.
Even as a trained fitness professional, I acted like an addict, convincing myself that by eating low-fat or reduced-calorie foods, I was keeping things under control. I was drinking more alcohol than usual, which also helped to pack on additional empty calories. I have a nice wine collection and I love drinking a good California Cabernet or other red varietals. |
Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon
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 Since the stomach of an obese person can hold up to four quarts of volume, the two cups of burger and fries wouldn't necessarily create a great sense of fullness even though the calorie intake is over the top. In contrast, two cups of chopped apple contains only 120 calories! In other words, you would have to eat twenty-two cups of chopped apple to consume the same number of calories as just one burger and an order of fries. |
Antoinette Saville and Antony J. Haynes
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 Steak and Black Peppercorns with Sweet Potato Fries
Steak and fries is such an easy treat and tastes extra special served with lots of delicious salad leaves, finely sliced vine tomatoes and fresh basil. The fries are also good served with broiled fresh fish or jumbo shrimp and garlic - or with roasted vegetables if you are a vegetarian. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| They should be called "cancer fries," not French fries.
Chips / crackers / cookies: These generally contain white flour and sugar as well as trans fats, but it's not enough to simply look for these ingredients on the label; you have to actually "decode" the ingredients list that food manufacturers use to deceive consumers. They do this by hiding ingredients (such as hiding MSG in yeast extract, or by fiddling with serving sizes so they can claim the food is trans fat free, even when it contains trans fats (the new Girl Scout cookies use this trick). |
Antoinette Saville and Antony J. Haynes
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| Steak and Black Peppercorns with Sweet Potato Fries
Steak and fries is such an easy treat and tastes extra special served with lots of delicious salad leaves, finely sliced vine tomatoes and fresh basil. The fries are also good served with broiled fresh fish or jumbo shrimp and garlic - or with roasted vegetables if you are a vegetarian. |
Dan Buettner
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 A typical fast-food meal of a large hamburger, large fries, and a large soft drink contains nearly 1,500 calories. Craig and Bradley Willcox estimate that the average Okinawan meal has one-fifth the caloric density. In other words, a hamburger with fries and a heaping plate of Okinawan stir-fried tofu and greens may have the same volume, but the Okinawan meal will have one-fifth the calories.
Most people are terrible at estimating how many calories they've eaten today, yesterday, or last week, Wansink cautions. Caloric content of food is typically underestimated by about 20 percent. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Now, okay, maybe I need to clarify just a bit, since the most consumed "vegetables" in America include ketchup, iceberg lettuce, and French fries. I'm talking about anything that has a leaf. I'm talking about anything that makes a crunch when you bite it. I'm talking anything that's green, red, orange, or in rare cases white (cauliflower and mushrooms). Get the point? I'm definitely not talking French fries. |
Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon
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| For example, a Wendy's Classic double with cheese and a large order of fries occupies about two cups of volume in your stomach, but contributes about 1,300 calories to your diet. Since the stomach of an obese person can hold up to four quarts of volume, the two cups of burger and fries wouldn't necessarily create a great sense of fullness even though the calorie intake is over the top. In contrast, two cups of chopped apple contains only 120 calories! |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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| During my time with Burger King I started packing on the pounds from eating too many Whoppers with cheese and fries. I also picked up a nice little habit of smoking about a pack of cigarettes a day. I was well on my way to clogging my arteries and almost certain disease from my poor diet, lack of physical activity and bad habits. With a history of obesity in my family, it was the fear of being fat that inspired me to join a local fitness club to get myself back into the shape I was in before my "Double-Whopper-with-cheese-large-fries-and-a-Coke" days. |
Bill Sardi
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 The most popular plant-based foods consumed by Americans (in order of consumption) are iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, French fries, orange juice and onions.
The mixed message
So just when you are all set to load up on antioxidants, especially the polyphenols, the current advice you are likely to find in the lay press is to forget about pills and capsules. For example a Los Angeles Times article published in 2003 said: "Several larger research studies have found that people who took antioxidant supplements received no greater protection from chronic diseases than those who didn't... |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| Most people would be proud of themselves for ordering that dish instead of a hamburger and fries. Unfortunately, it's not as healthful as you might think. As the vegetables are heated, precious enzymes and vitamins can be reduced or destroyed; they are no longer living sources of energy. Charles de Coti-Marsh stated a balanced uncooked meal, "...provides all the vitamins for the body's defense against diseases, anti-catarrhal factors, anti-ageing factors, anti-arthritic factors, anti-excess-calcium factors, sunshine vitamins, anti-sterility factors and rebuilding factors. |
Jack Challem
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 The key is to avoid starchy foods (such as pasta, white rice, or potatoes), deep-fried foods (such as fries or falafel), and the breadbasket. (Ask the waiter to take it back the moment he or she brings it.) Greek, Middle Eastern, and Italian restaurants typically use olive oil to cook with, and you will do best ordering chicken, fish, meats, and vegetables. The new American cuisine tends to be very inventive and typically uses high-quality ingredients in preparing fish, chicken, and other dishes, although it can sometimes be pricey. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| Most of these establishments use MSG in their fries and drinks to make them taste better and get you addicted to their foods.
Cleanse your colon regularly to prevent the swelling of the mucus membranes in the gastrointestinal tract caused by consumption of MSG.
Now you know how to avoid the most damaging intestinal toxins from food, but you still need to learn how to prepare fresh, delicious, organic food. For example, should you eat organic foods as a raw salad or lightly cook them for a few minutes along with a pasta dish? Does it really matter? Absolutely!
Cooking Food the Wrong Way! |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
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 For example, 25% of all vegetables eaten in America are French fries, and the traditional "spices" of Americans are ketchup and mustard. Without diversity in our diets, we have lost the benefits of herbals and plant foods. These benefits cannot always be addressed by pharmaceutical drugs, which have a single target or main mechanism of action, unlike herbal supplements, which typically have multiple targets. |
J. Douglas Bremner
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 Luckily, those folks didn't have to also worry about their blood pressure zooming up after eating a burger and fries.
Cheeseburgers notwithstanding, our earliest need for salt developed in us a taste for salty foods, which we have never lost. In cooking, salt enhances the flavor of other foods, and many cooks feel it is an essential ingredient in the kitchen. Salting your pasta water with a handful of sea salt is not going to cause high blood pressure. |
Shannon Brownlee
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 Her mother would drop her off, and we would go out, and her goal was to eat two french fries." As promised, he danced at her wedding. Recently, she called Peabody with questions about her pregnancy.
Spokane was growing when Peabody went into practice, and the pediatric group's business thrived. By the mid-1980s his group included seven doctors and four nurse practitioners. Together they cared for twenty-five thousand children. They took their share of Medicaid patients and children who were uninsured. |
Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews
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 Use some wedges of lemon, lime, or orange to spread flavor and moisture, a Request that all vegetables be steamed or very lightly sauteed
Ask if you can substitute healthier items for less healthy side dishes: sweet potato instead of fries, fresh sliced fruit instead of hash browns, brown rice instead of white rice or bread, a side of vegetables instead of coleslaw.
* Assume that every main dish constitutes two or three servings or meals. Ask for an extra plate and serve yourself "family style" onto that plate. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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| Place an African Bushman in American culture eating burgers, fries and shakes at fast-food restaurants and processed junk food for a few months and he will quickly begin the expansion process and achieve our big, fat standards.
Even if Hoodia offers some benefits, there are a few things you need to be aware of to avoid getting ripped off. There are said to be as many as 20 species of the Hoodia plant, but only the Hoodia gordonii variety grown in the Kalahari Desert of South Africa has evidence to support its appetite suppressing qualities. |
Jack Challem
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 They drive through McDonald's without considering other meal options, and they are oblivious to the enormous quantities of calories and carbs in a burger, fries, and a soft drink.
Being mindful means paying attention, thinking before you eat—in this case, before you put food or drink in your mouth. If you're a mindful shopper, you examine the list of ingredients on food packages and reject unhealthy foods. When you're mindful, you're less likely to have that unnecessary second helping or to snack out of boredom. You're also more likely to savor and enjoy your food, relishing each bite. |
Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea
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 VITAMINS
I had just finished my Whopper, large fries, and (of course) diet Coke. My mind's eye envisioned millions of free radicals being released all over my body, each one with the potential of starting a malignancy. Something must be done! This was no time for alternative treatment. Rather with great care and concentration, I took my megavitamin supplement, one recommended by my physician, and washed down with Vitamin C enriched orange juice. Hopefully the antioxidants would prevail this one time, and I would be saved from my own bad behavior. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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 Fast-food chains offer hamburgers, sodas, and French fries that are now two to five times their original size.
Interestingly, the "supersized culture espoused by fast-food chains also has had an impact on how much we eat at home—more!" concludes a study of king-sized offerings that was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and coauthored by nutrition professor Dr. Barry Popkin.
(While we're talking about huge portion sizes, I urge you to rent or buy the Academy Award-nominated documentary, Super Size Me. |
Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., M.D.
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 James fries and Dr. Lawrence Crapo in a book entitled Vitality and Aging*—the graphic would show steady health toward the prime of life, a period on that prime plateau when all was well, then a long, steady decline toward death (see Figure 20). I believe that we can change that profile dramatically. The new graphic would show the same steadiness in the prime, but the plateau—that period of health, strength, and well-being that marked the middle section of the old graphic— would be extended. No longer would chronic illness precipitate the sad decline of later years. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
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| They don't say, 'Don't eat sugary breakfast cereals like Froot Loops, Cap'n Crunch, or Cocoa Puffs, or don't eat refined carbs or fatty foods like Pop-Tarts, Doritos, French fries, greasy hamburgers, sausages, bacon, and processed deli meats— foods that deliver sugar, salt, or trans fats.'
"The dietary guidelines are not a work of pure science but a compromise between science and politics," Dr. Katz maintains. "They're partly for consumers and partly for the food industry. Those compromises favor the food industry when it comes to guidance about what not to eat. |
Mark Hyman, M.D.
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| Kilmer McCully, who pointed out the importance of homocysteine levels, fries was laughed out of the halls of the academic and the scientific research communities; the latter felt that if implemented, Fries's ideas would simply create a population of older, sicker people. So fries spent decades proving his theory. Just five years ago, he published results in the New England Journal of Medicine (April 9,1998) confirming that people who followed his rules regarding exercise, body weight, and cigarettes indeed lived longer, healthier lives than those who didn't. |
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