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Almost 10 Percent of U.S. Medical Costs Tied to Obesity. Time to put land whales on diets.



 
 
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Old July 28th 09, 11:14 PM posted to soc.support.fat-acceptance,misc.kids,alt.support.diet,alt.support.diet.low-carb,misc.consumers
Don Klipstein
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Default Almost 10 Percent of U.S. Medical Costs Tied to Obesity. Time to put land whales on diets.

In emailer.net, Darren
Tripp wrote:

Genetic food doesn't help either. If the food isn't good for
germs or insects, it's not good for you.


Then why is altering the genetic makeup of food crops to improve
resistance to insects and disease OK when the methods are selective
breeding and interbreeding?

- Don Klipstein )
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Old July 29th 09, 08:34 AM posted to soc.support.fat-acceptance,misc.kids,alt.support.diet,alt.support.diet.low-carb,misc.consumers
Billy[_2_]
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Default Almost 10 Percent of U.S. Medical Costs Tied to Obesity. Time to put land whales on diets.

In article ,
(Don Klipstein) wrote:

In emailer.net, Darren
Tripp wrote:

Genetic food doesn't help either. If the food isn't good for
germs or insects, it's not good for you.


Then why is altering the genetic makeup of food crops to improve
resistance to insects and disease OK when the methods are selective
breeding and interbreeding?

- Don Klipstein )


Because it doesn't rely on antibacterial markers or Cabbage Mosaic Virus
as enablers to produce a resistant crop. Do you understand how GMOs are
made? "Seeds of Deception: Exposing Industry and Government Lies About
the Safety of the Genetically Engineered Foods You're Eating"

http://www.amazon.com/Seeds-Deceptio...y-Engineered/d
p/0972966587/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248852739&sr=1-1
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- Billy

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