It’s true that nutritional science is like any other in that it is incomplete, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t facts and figures therein that are indeed true and indisputable. If you’re going to make definite claims and rash assumptions, be prepared to back it up. It doesn’t matter how good all the other information is, because as soon as present a transparent lie as the truth you look like an idiot. You could tell me the meaning of life, but as soon as you tell me the world is indeed flat I’m just not interested in anything else you have to say, or have said.

Good Point!

RG jumped on the “your body becomes more fragile” comment because it’s pure trash. The problem is that the initial list item “The more you exercise, the less healthy you’ll be.” is trash, too. It’s a throw-out comment. It means nothing. If I exercised one day per month and increased by monthly exercise by 4 MORE days, are you honestly saying I’d be LESS healthy? Of course not. It’s terribly written, makes no sense, and cannot be take seriously. The point is that it should have said “learn how and when your body needs to recover, because recovery is just as important as workout stress.”

There’s a lot of stuff going on in the article that I’d love to rip apart, but mostly, I think the culture of defending bad thinking is a more important place to start.

Additional physical side effects include muscular and skeletal injuries, like shin splits, bone fractures, arthritis, or damage to cartilage and ligaments.

Too much exercise can lead to the release of excessive free radicals, which have been linked to cellular mutations and cancer.

Females may no longer menstruate, a condition called amenorrhea.

Hence the term ‘Your body becomes more fragile’.

1 - not really a surprise if you think about it… that extra ~50% sugars is accompanied by an extra ~50% all other nutrients… the only thing that changes is the water going away.

2 - you are stupid… only people training EXCESSIVELY will have these detriments… for example, Lance armstrong will probably have heart issues when he gets older because of an extreme buildup of cardiac muscle. The people you are writing for don’t have to worry about this.

3 - the actual word is “denatures”… heat denatures complex compounds such as vitamins

4 - very little Q10 will be absorbed topically… this one sounds like you were payed to help advertise for hand creme companies.

5 - or maybe you set your food down between bites… really, you make it sound like people need to be chewing for 30 seconds per bite. Except for the more disgusting people out there, chewing is not the issue so much as appetite increase (caused by repeated slight overeating which eventually expands the stomach and increases appetite).

6 - this is directly contradictory to what you say in 8… 8 is right. Honey IS however, a healthier sweetener than raw sugar which is better than refined sugar which is better than sugar substitutes.

7 - Wine is not as unhealthy as most diets are… but based on how the average American drinks, I’ll go with you.

8 - good advice. They are still tasty though, especially curry. YUM!

9 - alcohol is a more complex form of sugar… it does have more energy (calories). But the real danger is in the process of breaking down excess alcohol; the moral: drinking is ok in SMALL AMOUNTS!

10 - true, and onions are the richest plant thing in terms of sugar (I’m entirely serious, look it up). Any fruit or veggie (preferably raw) is a good addition to a healthy diet (diet meaning what you eat… not a wait loss plan)

11 - true

12 - true, but teas can still be healthy, it’s the sodas and energy drinks that you want to stay away from (I myself am guilty in overindulging with the energy drinks).

13 - true

14 - true

15 - no… you cook frozen vegetables meaning they get hot, meaning the more important nutrients (vitamins and some essential amino acids) get denatured, you don’t have to cook fresh veggies.

Oh, and also, a lot of frozen veggies are processed; processing reduces nutrient content.

16 - not a female, haven’t studied that… I have no idea.

17 - light does not destroy vitamins or dietary fibers… fibers are taken out when the juice is strained. vitamins go away during processing.

18 - good

19 - your best fact and explanation in this list… if the whole list was like this, I would applaud you

20 - also very good… white bread is notorious for its empty calories.

21 - Can you explain to me how number 4 makes any sense once you read 21? 21 is very right, 4 is very wrong.