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77 sats \ 6 replies \ @south_korea_ln 3 Feb \ on: Is sugar the new smoking? HealthAndFitness
I had a similar thought recently about alcohol being the new smoking.
I grew up with social drinking being completely acceptable, but more and more, it's dawning on people that even one glass of alcohol is bad for you. All the studies claiming otherwise focus on supposed benefits that are insignificant in the big picture.
Sugar and processed food very much fit that picture, albeit even more insidious and slow-acting.
I am skeptical of the new studies regarding alcohol.
We shouldn't smoke or drink or eat sugar. Water and vegetables. Kill me with boredom.
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Meat, eggs, butter, yum!
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Animal fat is under rated
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Of the three, I only stopped smoking. The other ones are still part of my life, to varying extents, and no study will convince me to completely cut them out.
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I switched to vaping nicotine in 2021
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Nicotine on its own is relatively harmless.
Moved to vaping over ten years ago and have saved my lungs and over $NZ100,000 in tax.
Was paying more in tobacco tax than income tax.
IMO sugar is the primary cause of obesity and that has a massive negative effect on a large part of the population and the health system.
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