Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for April 07, 2014

“It seems to me I’ve heard that song before…”

It turns out healthy grains are exactly what we shouldn’t have been eating…It’s made us fat…..We’re made out of protein, not bread…..

There should be a warning label on any product containing wheat. Remember when eggs, bacon, toast with margarine and coffee with cream was the perfect breakfast health wise?

Everything in moderation, same as it’s always been.

I’m with Arlo, remember when cranberries caused cancer, three Thanksgivings without it, thanks Prevention Magazine.

Isn’t Janis wearing what Arlo wore on April Fools Day?

Damned if you do, damned if you don’t! Same goes for Arlo!

Dr. Melik: This morning for breakfast he requested something called “wheat germ, organic honey and tiger’s milk.”

Dr. Aragon: [chuckling] Oh, yes. Those are the charmed substances that some years ago were thought to contain life-preserving properties.

Dr. Melik: You mean there was no deep fat? No steak or cream pies or… hot fudge?

Dr. Aragon: Those were thought to be unhealthy… precisely the opposite of what we now know to be true.

Dr. Melik: Incredible.

Life is short. Eat your dessert first.

I don’t eat meat (the idea of ingesting corpses is unsettling) but beyond that, I eat what I want and ignore the “latest studies”.

this is exacty why people don’t believe the scientific establishment about climate change or other issues because it seems they are always going whoops! ignore what we told you 5 years ago. of course the public is to blame as well cause they always want fast and easy solutions.

Studies are just that: studies. One data point. You have to look at studies in context. Who paid for them? What was the review process? What were the conclusions and were there any recommendations? Did the study change guidelines issued by the professional body associated with the study? I don’t have a problem with accepting variations in study outcomes; I would hope we discover new information all the time.

The actual problem is that science is a precise art that is very SPECIFIC. There can and are often studies that look at a subject from different approaches and thereby acquire different answers. The general public wants science to be “absolute” but it is really about probabilities. Moderation tends to be the safest approach in most things. Science will help us simply shape the direction for the moderation. In terms of diet, there are MANY studies now that suggest that the diverse Mediterranean diet that is relatively low in proteins and fats, and high in whole grains and fruits and vegetables is amongst the healthiest choices we could make for MOST people.

And we should always get our medical and dietary information from cartoons and the comments made about them! ;-D

SusieSchroeder: But have you noticed what that diet has done to your spelling?

“Time and many attempts” comes down to human experimentation.

Saturated fat isn’t too bad as long as you’re not saturated in it…

I eat whatever I want (doughnuts are a favourite!), within reason, and I haven’t gained a pound since high-school (35 years ago), or an inch in the waist. My secret? I bicycle 150 miles each week, 9 to 10 months out of the year. My problem is just the opposite: can’t gain weight to save my life! (And I have to listen to women saying, “Must be tough!” every time the subject arises.)It’s not what we eat, but what we DO (or do not do) that makes the difference, I find.

Many tongue-in-cheek jokes from you today.Way to go.