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9 Things to Stop Worrying about Right Now

today.msnbc.msn.com — From eggs raising cholesterol to cold weather giving you a cold, Health magazine busts the biggest health myths out there.

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  • 55mph, on 04/05/2008, -27/+5interesting! thanks
  • jeddyftb, on 04/05/2008, -51/+1110. Spyware and viruses...Thanks Ubuntu!
    • itsthebrod, on 04/05/2008, -10/+711. Having to choose between all those available programs to do a task since they're for Windows only
      • vornan19, on 04/05/2008, -3/+2O.k.. Name something you can do running Windows that someone can't do running Linux or BSD. Exempting games (which is debatable) I think any point brought up can be dispensed with quickly.
    • acmecorps, on 04/05/2008, -3/+17Burried for fanboys lameness
    • 1iProd, on 04/05/2008, -1/+3Not being a dumbass on the internet using Windows...thanks, intelligence!!
    • TomRemixed, on 04/05/2008, -1/+5You all suck...
    • therightclique, on 04/05/2008, -2/+1Don't thank Ubuntu. Thank all the Windows users that don't use Ubuntu. The viruses and spyware go where the users are. We all ***** know it. If most users were on Linux or Mac, there'd be tons of viruses and spyware there. It's not some marvel of the operating system technology that makes that possible.
      • nixfu, on 04/06/2008, -1/+1BS...prove it. Windows design sucks and its more prone to viruses.
  • daxsymbiont, on 04/05/2008, -53/+111st one, a monstrosity of popular bs. you may not need 8 but you are going to thirst people to death with pumping articles about how water sucks and coca cola is great.

    2nd, completely wrong, stress is an indirect reason, it's not a reason in itself but it's real that stress may make body strain and as a consequence higher density of white hair.

    4, another monstrosity to promote starbucks. your life will be destroyed with too much coffee.

    6, eggs can raise your cholesterol.

    generally the list is a monstrosity of the fat guy and the big food corporations to rob you from your money and health. if they wanted to be serious they should at least start with better titles,

    not,

    "this is nothing bad"

    small print "(but it's bad in excess)".

    bs

    ok

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    • davidlow, on 04/05/2008, -7/+2#5 is wrong and misses the point.

      Previous generation figured out that if you "starve a fever" it alleviates the symptoms. Today we know that restricting carbohydrate intake increases the amount of time your body is in a state of ketosis (especially when you're sleeping), which your body finds useful but which most bacteria have trouble living in.

      One of the reasons for this is that ketosis makes less sugar available to feed the bacteria. Anyway, to take advantage of this when you have a fever there's no need to reduce all food, just carbohydrates. Same effect.
      • ricksite, on 04/05/2008, -2/+8The cold and flu are caused by viruses, not bacteria.
        • davidlow, on 04/06/2008, -1/+1Yes, but:

          The most frequent cause of death resulting from the flu is a secondary infection of pneumonia, which is bacterial.

          The flu pandemic of 1918 was an exception to this because that flu itself was so severe that patients died before pneumonia could take hold. But the habit of "starving a fever" was in response to generations of experience with a non-lethal flu that opened the door to pneumonia.
    • seabass341, on 04/05/2008, -3/+211. How does the article have anything to do with coca-cola? I also dont think the article mentioned anything about how water "sucks."

      2. Let me just say, nice grammar here. The fact that your body strains causes higher density of white hair? What are you basing this on? You might be right with what you are saying, but are you a doctor? If you're not a doctor, how can you go against a doctors opinion?

      4. I'm sure nbc has very close ties with starbucks. What are you even talking about? Starbucks isnt mentioned and the positives that are associated with coffee are existent if you drink in moderation.

      6. First of all, eggs raising your cholesterol should be #7 not #6, implying that you didnt read the article closely. The article says that eggs DO raise your cholesterol but not by nearly as much as other foods.

      The fact is that most foods are bad for you in excess. It is best to have a variety of foods which are good for you. Even foods that are good for you can be bad in excess. For example, fruits are generally good for you but if eaten in excess may have negative effects because of their high sugar content.

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      • JEAH, on 04/05/2008, -7/+1"The article says that eggs DO raise your cholesterol"
        FTA:
        "Myth #7: Eggs raise your cholesterol"

        I know it goes on to say that in fact, they do raise your cholesterol, but clearly the article is written a bit shifty.
    • expatcatalyst, on 04/05/2008, -20/+2They are digging you down for telling the truth! Truth hurts sometimes. I gave you one thumbs up and also buried this joke of an article.
    • absurdist, on 04/05/2008, -2/+8Wow... Incredible. I've read your comment history, and the only conclusion that I come to is that you suffered a mild amount of brain damage at some time in your life. Were you deprived of oxygen at some point? Dropped on your head as a child? Parasites? Bad dope?
    • elosorusso, on 04/05/2008, -2/+5Would you like some sanity to go with your soapbox?
  • mushroomsrmagic, on 04/05/2008, -17/+22I try to correct my friends and relatives when they tell me these lies. It doesn't seem to do any good. My grandmother still tells me I'm going to get sick when I go out without a jacket in the winter. I got sick of explaining the truth to her after about the 10th time.
    • quickgold192, on 04/05/2008, -18/+18they're not lies, they're adages that have truth in them, even if they're not directly true. like although the cold can't get you sick, it does make you more susceptible to real germs getting you sick
      • fr33dom, on 04/05/2008, -8/+10They may be adages, but that does not make them any more true. I've grown tired of people telling me to "put a hat on your daughter, she'll catch a draft!" or "don't read in this light - you'll go blind!" They are convinced that these are truths because they've heard them be reinforced thousands of times, and rarely (if ever) disputed. I know that they're just trying to be helpful, but what they're really doing is perpetuating these untruths by passing them on at every opportunity. Misinformation is passed like a virus through society. Thankfully, articles like this, and groups like Snopes and Mythbusters are now serving as a sort of cultural antivirii.
        • drgmdp, on 04/05/2008, -3/+4chill out or you'll explode
        • Niightwitch, on 04/05/2008, -1/+3....and put a hat on, you'll catch a draft.
      • ricksite, on 04/05/2008, -4/+5You have to be incredibly cold (hypothermia) before your immune system takes a hit. So except for extreme cases (which could kill you in other ways) there is no truth to it. Actually, if you go outside without a jacket, you are less likely to catch a cold than if you stayed inside where it is warm because the cold germs tend to be inside.
      • Commodore84, on 04/05/2008, -2/+7Did you even RTFA? Being cold DOESN'T make you more susceptible to catching a cold. You're just repeating the very myth this article is trying to dispel.
      • codeyellow, on 04/05/2008, -3/+3"The reason people get sick in the winter isn't because of the temperature"

        Actually the Flu virus survives for a longer duration in the air when its colder. That's why it spreads easily during the winter months compared to the summer. Google it.
      • GliTCH82, on 04/05/2008, -1/+3Myth #8: Get cold, and you'll catch a cold
        It must be true because your mother always said so. Right?

        The truth: Mom was wrong. "Chilling doesn't hurt your immunity, unless you're so cold that your body defenses are destroyed — and that only occurs during hypothermia," Vreeman says. "And you can't get a cold unless you're exposed to a virus that causes a cold." The reason people get more colds in the winter isn't because of the temperature, but it may be a result of being cooped up in closed spaces and exposed to the spray of cold viruses. Staying warm may not prevent a cold, but staying cheerful might. A study at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh says positive people exposed to cold viruses have a 13 percent lower risk of getting a cold than gloomier souls.
    • jeuhrn, on 04/05/2008, -3/+22Why do you go out without a jacket in winter? It's cold outside.
      • ricksite, on 04/05/2008, -5/+6Maybe they are going out to get something in their car and they are only going to be outside for a minute or less. Maybe they are getting the mail. I don't think anyone is going outside for extended periods without their jacket.
        • eLp619, on 04/05/2008, -6/+5Girls wear jackets year round. Guys don't wear jackets in the winter when they have a small penis so have to seem manly in another way.
    • Shoogle, on 04/05/2008, -2/+6See? You DID get sick! :-D
    • GliTCH82, on 04/05/2008, -3/+1bury
    • iiBeLiEvE, on 04/05/2008, -2/+2Winter = cold = bundle up. Your grandmother is smart.
  • jessestorm, on 04/05/2008, -10/+4710. Aspartame causes cancer. There have been no conclusive studies done proving that aspartame has anything to do with cancer. Most simply believe it gets passed through your system.
    • jschrab, on 04/05/2008, -3/+25It may not (MAY not) give you cancer but it does give me headaches. If one has a tendency to migraines, I really would recommend cutting out artificial sweeteners.
    • Jauladeoro, on 08/27/2008, -13/+11I disagree with number 10. Aspartame as well as other artificial sweeteners, additives, colorings, flavorings, etc - I think are leading to all kinds of health problems. It would explain why Americans have such higher rates of obesity, cancer, diabetes, autism, depression, ADD/ADHD and all these other crazy things that seem to be claiming a larger percent of the population each year..... People in the rest of the world eat more natural foods and are much healthier.
      • Sornos, on 04/05/2008, -6/+6And this is your professional opinion?
        • Jauladeoro, on 08/27/2008, -4/+8Obviously I'm not a professional but there are a lot of professionals who agree with this. We're eating things which weren't meant to be eaten. I mean, "high fructose corn syrup" - Do you know what that is? They feed that to farm animals to make them fatter.... and it's in how many foods we eat?
        • MrESaulved, on 04/05/2008, -3/+2HFCS is not fit for human consumption, that it is consumed speaks volumes about our food creation and delivery system.

          And I think you know that, so why are you promoting it?
          • vornan19, on 04/05/2008, -2/+3HFCS is an evil upon us. Give me SUGAR!!!!!
      • GliTCH82, on 04/05/2008, -4/+1Well, the bio-engineering of food nowadays still has yet to be proven harmful, and you can't argue that you don't know people who eat all the stuff you say is unhealthy and yet are still perfectly healthy. So, as much as I yearn for olden times when we would grow natural fruits and vegetables and eat cows that weren't fed hormones, I think that unless there's any proof that they really are harmful, and the connection is made between ill-effects and diet (which is really hard to do), there's no reason to stop engineering food this way because it's economically sound and it does help more people in more places get access to food they otherwise might not be able to, due to shortages, logistics or poverty.
    • Aokitsune, on 04/05/2008, -2/+13I don't consume Aspartame out of principle; it's molecular structure looks a lot like Benzene- which is a known carcinogen. And "Neotame" (a new sweeter version) is just Aspartame that's been treated with another substance that's known to be harmful on its own (but I forget which off hand)
      It worries me that some substances don't have to be listed as ingredients if in small enough amounts- would you eat something if there was a tiny amount amount of mercury, arsenic or goat urine in it? Extreme hyperbole, I know (I certainly hope it is) but the point stands- sometimes even small amounts of a substance are unacceptable in the food we eat. Corporations like Monsanto that refuse to recognize this deserve to perish.
      • jessestorm, on 04/05/2008, -3/+2Aspartame contains a benzene ring, but if it doesn't build up in the system then it doesn't matter and gets expelled like any other toxin. There are a LOAD of food additives that contain benzene rings. In fact, many anti-oxidants have a benzene ring in them... so I don't think it's benzene that's the problem.
        • Aokitsune, on 04/06/2008, -1/+2I agree with hobonetweaver below and stand by it regardless- aspartame has a wonky aftertaste- especially diet Pepsi/ Coke.
    • hobonetweaver, on 04/05/2008, -1/+16Aspartame tastes terrible. That's reason enough not to ingest it.
    • callinthelaw69, on 04/05/2008, -3/+2Source?
  • tehstyles, on 04/05/2008, -9/+16The truth: Newer studies have found that saturated and trans fats in a person's diet, not dietary cholesterol, are more likely to raise heart disease risk. (An egg has only 1.6 grams of saturated fat, compared with about 3 grams in a cup of 2 percent milk.) And, at 213 milligrams of cholesterol, one egg slips under the American Heart Association's recommendation of no more than 300 milligrams a day. "Eggs offer lean protein and vitamins A and D, and they're inexpensive and convenient," Beeson says. "If you do have an egg for breakfast, just keep an eye out for the amount of cholesterol in the other foods you eat that day."

    Actually your body has powerful cholesterol regulation mechanisms. The more you eat, the less you make. Also, eggs have lecithins that bind to the cholesterol to prevent absorption. I eat about 10 eggs a day and my serum cholesterol profile is pretty solid.
    • ricksite, on 04/05/2008, -5/+9Dugg down for having an egg fetish.
      • hobonetweaver, on 04/05/2008, -1/+2Whatever! It's my body, I'll do what I want!
      • Niightwitch, on 04/05/2008, -3/+1"I eat about 10 eggs a day and my serum cholesterol profile is pretty solid."
        So are your arteries.
    • SpookyPig, on 04/05/2008, -2/+2I see what you did there...
      Cholesterol... Solid... heh

      Shut up, i just woke up.
    • drgmdp, on 04/05/2008, -1/+710 eggs/day? that's a little too much i guess..... i have 2 or 3 eggs/week.......
    • ShadowBlitz, on 04/06/2008, -0/+1About the same as me. Though I have been known to break 15 on days where I don't have much food in the house...
  • zenoz, on 04/05/2008, -13/+2Yes, but will XKCD still bring comics out Monday, Wednesday and Friday?!?? What if a comic doesn't appear on those days? What then?!?
    • saxreturns, on 04/05/2008, -1/+2I guess you'll just have to get a life... Don't get me wrong, I too enjoy XKCD but my happiness doesn't depend on it!
  • betona, on 04/05/2008, -4/+45And I can't convince my wife the RN that just getting a little cold (temperature-wise) isn't going to make our kids get sick. She's such a weenie when it comes to cold weather.
  • stonklit, on 04/05/2008, -6/+0I LOL in real life whenever someone claims they got sick because of weather... all adults, too.

    Obviously, with no ***** fundamental concept of how the human body even works.

    ***** you learn about in basic biology, out the window. And it's not like you can forget it. I mean, you could forget names of *****, or what RNA does exactly, but to suddenly jump track and assume you get sick because of the TEMPERATURE is just mind boggling.

    Yet so many do it. I blame herd mentality. If a million people believe in a false idea, it's still a false idea :P
    • Ravatar, on 04/05/2008, -1/+2Actually negative weather sometimes triggers depression. Depression is known to cause a feeling of poor overall health. So, while indirectly, they could be getting sick because of the weather.
      • hobonetweaver, on 04/05/2008, -2/+1Negative weather? Positive ice cream? Industrial icon!? Thirteen monkeys sitting in a tree!?
    • centran, on 04/05/2008, -2/+1causality....
      When it gets cold out then more people get cold so getting cold must have something to do with it.
      I do think the weather has something to do for it. As the article states more people are indoors.
      Also, Maybe the cold bug can survive longer in the cold weather longer?
      • stonklit, on 04/05/2008, -1/+2Yeah, but going outside without a coat won't exactly get you a sore throat or some cough.
    • drgmdp, on 04/05/2008, -1/+2cold weather can give you a congestion or a spasm on respiratory ways and the symptoms can be simmilar to the ones a flu shows
  • davey3598, on 04/05/2008, -2/+5i feel much better now,
  • skidme, on 04/05/2008, -1/+4Oddly enough, they don't disprove the myth that eggs have a lot of cholesterol. They just say that cholesterol isn't as bad for us as we think.
    • spookyttws, on 04/05/2008, -0/+4No, it's that eggs contain the same amount of cholesterol as they always have. It's just that our bodies don't absorb as much of the bad kind as we thought. See, eating a lot of cholesterol is not the same as containing a lot of cholesterol.
  • mohsenxp, on 04/05/2008, -1/+8eggs have cholestrol, but I've read in many places that the 300mg 'daily guideline' is a complete myth. As someone else has mentioned, I have alot of eggs and my cholestrol level is infact very healthy.
    I liked the article but there were a few things I disagreed with.
    • jeff303, on 04/05/2008, -0/+6Sadly the myth that dietary cholesterol is the primary driver of serum cholesterol is still alive and well.
    • KingGorilla, on 04/05/2008, -1/+3If we can't trust MSNBC who can we trust?!?!
  • simonisfrance, on 04/05/2008, -5/+0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hvVnNWipfg
  • CanadianRealist, on 04/05/2008, -2/+3Very interesting article and likely to be helpful to most.

    But I find it silly that they choose to go too far the other way in #1, where it says:
    "If you're thirsty, you should drink." But don't overdo it. Drinking too much can lead to hyponatremia, in which sodium levels fall, causing an electrolyte imbalance that can make you very sick.

    The only case I've ever heard of where someone got seriously ill/died was someone who deliberately drank too much water in a "Hold your Wee for a Wii contest".
    MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16614865/

    Don't recall ever hearing a story about poor little Billy who decided that he was thirsty enough for a third glass of water - and upon drinking it, promptly fell over dead right in front of the sink.

    I guess it's just more fun to always leave people with something to worry about.
    • mohsenxp, on 04/05/2008, -2/+0I agree, they exagerrated that hugely. I have heard of a case where a female drank up to 50gallons of water in a day and was taken to hospital. That is EXTREME. The article makes it look like if you have more than 8 (say 10 or 12) then you are at risk! VERY misleading in my opinion.
    • spookyttws, on 04/05/2008, -1/+2Actually, I recall a frat pledge that was forced to drink gallons of water and was killed by it.

      http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2 ...
  • tommy7154, on 04/05/2008, -4/+3From the article: "the reason people get more colds in the winter isn't because of the temperature, but it may be a result of being cooped up in closed spaces and exposed to the spray of cold viruses."

    That may be a part of it, but not the main reason. Different viruses thrive best in different climates/temperatures. It probably spreads more in the cold months of the year because that's when the virus thrives.

    Here's a NY times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/05/health/research/ ...
    • ch1ck3n3, on 04/05/2008, -0/+2To sum up the article, you are more likely to catch a cold by staying indoors during the winter season than going outdoors in a t-shirt and shorts.

      I'm still not that enthused about doing the latter.
  • m4csrgh3yk3v, on 04/05/2008, -12/+4I don't give a ***** what some GP says. Get cold and you are more likely to get sick.

    In 45deg C heat, most people stay indoors as well, not one ***** gets a cold.
    • iamprsn9, on 04/05/2008, -1/+0"...and exposed to the spray of cold viruses."

      Try reading the article next time before posting.
  • aceallways, on 04/05/2008, -1/+3When people are cold they end to stay closer together (whether inside or out) this can lead to the spreading of germs rapidly.
    Whether simply standing closer, huddling, rubbing each others hands, w/e.
  • michaeljd, on 04/05/2008, -0/+1Whew... I feel so much better now. All of these things were at the TOP of MY list. *thumbsup*
  • footodors, on 04/05/2008, -3/+3pop a couple cholestoffs before eating egss and you negate the cholesterol. Back to 6 egg omelettes for me!!
  • SpookyPig, on 04/05/2008, -2/+6Homeopathy? Why doesn't any big media source bust the hell out of that?
  • uncertain, on 04/05/2008, -3/+30Myth Number 10: Reading crap like this will make you smarter.
  • mrzack, on 04/05/2008, -9/+39/11 - INSIDE JOB, start worrying again.
    • Lane5slacker, on 04/05/2008, -2/+2I've seen a lot of your comments and I've noticed a few trends. One, you seem to be obsessed with using equal signs and dashes in lue of actual sentence and, two, you are always pimping those end-of-the-world conspiracy theories.
      My only conclusion is your are an ignorant fool who can not write a proper sentence nor read one, like the many written DISPROVING your ridicules claims.
      • mrzack, on 04/05/2008, -3/+1WOW, THANK you so much!! finally , someone that pays attention to me and is good at online detective work. and to think I thought I was just wasting my time.
  • lornali, on 04/05/2008, -1/+1Good article!
  • peterschussheim, on 04/05/2008, -6/+3What a ***** article...total waste of time.
  • uziko, on 04/05/2008, -3/+2i generally don't worry about anything, i just eat natural foods not artificial ones and it keeps me pretty healthy
  • 955701, on 04/05/2008, -6/+1I think we all need to take this one step further, reduce our relationships to a distinct set of people, and not worry about/trust anything outside of that group unless it is coming from another set of people who have done the same. That's not to say form a church then don't trust anyone other than another similar church - it's a completely generic thought. I say this because trust and power seem to be our two big downfalls. If we can coalesce into small groups we are able to fully trust we take care of the first problem immediately, and by not trusing outside influences without an expert in the group vetting it first, we drastically reduce the second problem - outside people or organizations trying to influence our thinking (in order to harness our individual energy) whom we can't possibly guarantee have our best interests at heart.
    I believe that by doing this, crappy articles, fox news, politicians, and other propagandists would have no audience.
    But hey, can't you really trust what I'm saying?
  • homah, on 04/05/2008, -2/+3So one of those Egg Council creeps got to you too, huh?
  • bdbr, on 04/05/2008, -0/+2Reading in low light may not hurt your eyes, but the retina-burning color scheme on that web page might.
  • fiji5555, on 04/05/2008, -4/+2WTF? Number nine about lead. Oh sure lead in lipstick isn't dangerous........rite. Idiots
    • phronko, on 04/05/2008, -1/+3Yeah. Those doctors and people that study this for a living are such idiots. Common sense is so much more accurate than actually thinking and doing research. Morons.
  • shortmilton, on 04/05/2008, -0/+4mmmmmm,eggs
  • DanGleesacks, on 04/05/2008, -0/+6But the funny thing is... we will all tell our kids these old wives tales as they are growing up... and Digg v.9.4 in 2068 will have the same story reach the front page! :)
  • mdeaves, on 04/05/2008, -0/+1So true, it pisses me off so much when people tell me these things. Ahh I'm glad someone finally cleared it all up.
  • orp2000, on 04/05/2008, -6/+4Wow, what a horrible article!!! So much bad information. I can't believe a magazine called "Health" would publish such utter crap. It creates more misconceptions than it clears up. There is, of course, some rational thought expressed in the article, but the line gets fuzzy fast. Please just ignore this ridiculous article, and hopefully the idiot who wrote it will write no more.

    Consider one point:

    Of course cold weather doesn't cause colds - viruses do. And this is where their second grade analysis stops. Interestingly enough they do point out that a good mood can make you less likely to catch a cold. Do they think then that colds are caused by bad moods? Either they do, or they don't know how to think, they only know how to regurgitate what they have read. The fact is that you are exposed to cold viruses much more frequently than the number of times you actually "catch" a cold. Your immune system takes care of the opportunistic virus. When you are in a good mood it is easier for your immune system to function more optimally, so you knock the bugs out before they create much of a symptomatic reaction. A simple extension of this logic to varying temperatures, combined with very rudimentary physics and physiology, tells us that cold weather also can make us a bit more susceptible to the pesky little opportunists. Our mucous membranes are very often the front lines of our immune systems, especially with regard to airborne viruses like those that cause colds. In lower temperatures they have a little more difficult time doing their job. So the ratio of being exposed to becoming symptomatic goes a little higher. And, yes, keeping yourself a little warmer can help in that regard. There is much more to say on this issue alone, and much much more to say about the rest of the article. Time doesn't allow it - suffice it to say, you should not believe everything in this article.
  • DeVrede5, on 04/05/2008, -3/+2Don't let Nancy fool you. Stress does turn your hair gray, if you look at death row inmates you would catch my drift. The inmates may go in at 40 and by 45 their hair will be completely gray.
  • kelmaster1, on 04/05/2008, -3/+1the water thing is stupid. Drink as much as you can, the large majority of people are dehydrated.
  • lostlyrics, on 04/05/2008, -0/+2a concreter danger of lipsticks are ingredients that
    will decrease lips' ability of moisturing themselves.
    still one of those countless "better" compilations ....

    and a remark yet to the chickens :D
    I've been eating 2-3 (natural) eggs per day
    since three decades, I am low cholesterol still.
    if you are not fat or hypertonic, eat them at will.
  • flclfan22, on 04/05/2008, -1/+9Who the ***** eats one egg for breakfast?

  • Mareshalu, on 04/05/2008, -1/+2i love my coffee ...
  • adamclif, on 04/05/2008, -3/+0Buried for poor title capitalization.
  • hanselsohot, on 04/05/2008, -3/+211. Global Warming will kill us all
  • Killwize, on 04/05/2008, -2/+1"quite enough to keep you hydrated" Buried, inaccurate.
  • Ell3, on 04/05/2008, -6/+4#10 Global warming
    • theredbanana, on 04/05/2008, -4/+3So we can keep putting pollutants into our air, and wasting our limited supply of fossil fuels?
  • BobaFettTDG, on 04/05/2008, -0/+1Finally, some anti-FUD.
  • higuy, on 04/05/2008, -1/+0Well, I stopped worrying about the bomb.
  • snareguy17, on 04/05/2008, -1/+1Time to go run around the antarctic circle naked.
  • duffy89, on 04/05/2008, -1/+2So true, specially the 8 bottles of water crap. It's all a marketing scheme, they're always bringing out new ***** with stupidly named ingredients that are "good" for you. I know a lot of people that fall for it. Last thing I can remember is yakult, what an utter pile of crap that is... contains biffodus mc crap bag happy meal. hah digressing slightly but still.
  • minmi, on 04/05/2008, -1/+2The best thing for your health is to stop worrying about your health too much.
  • potofgravy, on 04/05/2008, -2/+2Where's terrorism on this list?
  • jjmdirector, on 04/05/2008, -1/+1This article has lost most it's credibility with me by quoting stephen barrett and the quackwatch movement. he is a hair removal and replacement specialist and quackwatch is a cardboard box organization funded by the pharma industry. YOU SHOULD HAVE THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE YOUR HEALTH CHOICES, Remember; doctors are just "practicing" medicine. Even they get it wrong as detailed by the egg section
  • huckabee, on 04/06/2008, -0/+1Eggs have cholesterol in them, but it's not where you get it from, it's from the animal fats and hydrogenated vegetable oil that's used in fast food restaurants. I've eaten two eggs a day for twenty years, but avoid fast food as much as possible and my doctor is always amazed at my low cholesterol.
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