tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post110556754406490499..comments2024-01-28T00:20:40.933-08:00Comments on Agoraphilia: Jaundiced Eye for CSPIUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1105648704896313382005-01-13T12:38:00.000-08:002005-01-13T12:38:00.000-08:00SK -- you're right that the organization I linked ...SK -- you're right that the organization I linked to has its own agenda. That's why I made a point of linking to actual CSPI sources as well. There's no doubt that CSPI has, in fact, taken the policy prescriptions I mentioned. They do support a fat tax. They do favor requiring warning labels on alcohol while *prohibiting* any positive health information. They have definitely cheered on the fast-food lawsuits. Etc.Glen Whitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425907466575991113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1105645687350732992005-01-13T11:48:00.000-08:002005-01-13T11:48:00.000-08:00True. The no-fat diet similar to the diet that is ...True. The no-fat diet similar to the diet that is recommended for adults can actually be detrimental to a kid's health. Children apparently need a certain amount of fat. Baby fat on children I suppose is cute; nothing unsightly as a mal-nourished lanky kid. But I think as an adult, we lose that ability to process fats as effeciently as we did as children.<br /><br />That site you linked to your post is also biased. They are also touting their propaganda. And I thought the primary reason for the taxes on cigs and alcohol was to deter teenagers from purchasing them. In which case, I think it's a very good thing. I think studies have shown that it's been proven effective, but I'm not sure.<br /><br />The last proposal from CSPI, "Taxpayer-funded nutrition counseling for food-stamp recipients."--I thought sounded good at first, but then I realized that it's not education that the poor people need. We have plenty of that in the media these days. But healthy food is more expensive than fast food. A meal at McD's will cost you 4 bucks but go to any healthier places, it's about 8 bucks. But I guess in this case, their talking about food stamps for groceries. But that's stupid because most of the health issues arise from eating out at these places.<br />skAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1105610565674172292005-01-13T02:02:00.000-08:002005-01-13T02:02:00.000-08:00I agree with Glen about the rotten & paternalistic...I agree with Glen about the rotten & paternalistic nature of the CSPI. I don't like their creepy know-it-all spokesman either. I don't need them to tell me what to eat nor do I think they know what is best for ME or my kids. Although, I am appalled when it comes to marketing poisonous cigarettes to kids with Joe Camel ads; that's not right and R J Reynolds knows it. I happen to think that eggs are very wholesome and I never believed that because they contain cholesterol they shouldn't be eaten. I know that butter is safe to eat while man-made margarine is toxic waste. Btw, vitamins A, D, E etc. are fat soluble vitamins which means that fat is necessary for the vitamins to be carried into the cells of the body. This obsession with all fat as being bad is just ridiculous. Glen's right, the CSPI is worse than 10 Dbl Dbls at In & Out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com