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Old 11-05-2017, 04:14 AM   #76 (permalink)
Mark Sandiego
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So many great arguments: lifestyle choices versus government oversight and social judgements. I just wanted to chime in regarding health and nutrition. I'm particularly confused by Chemda's comment about baked potatoes which I believe are a great and often recommended food so long as you don't top them with lots of salts or saturated fats. Perhaps that's what she meant or perhaps she is just considering the calorie count. The bigger picture here is that diet's should be personalized. We have different genetics and lifestyles. Kidney and heart patients have to be particularly careful as do diabetics obviously.

This leads me to smoking. Smoking affects every organ. It is incredibly destructive over time, but again based on genetics, some will quickly develop cancers or other diseases while others can go on smoking for decades without significant symptoms. For an interesting historical perspective on the rise of smokers in the US and the role of the government, check this out:

https://www.ochsner.org/health-resou...hsners-legacy/
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