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December 2008/January 2009
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But I will never eat the way the USDA’s food pyramid recommends. (By the way, this pyramid is almost identical to what is fed cattle in feedlots to fatten them up for slaughter!) For me, it’s a matter of survival. I don’t want to lose limbs or go blind from diabetes. Carbohydrates raise blood sugar; meat, dairy and green leafy veggies don’t. I don’t eat any more meat now than I did in the past. The primary difference is that I eat four times the fresh veggies and healthy fruits, almost all of which I grow.

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Brigit-Carol Lay
Santa Anna, Texas

Prefers Vegetarianism

I’m concerned about the Taubes' article. To recommend a higher consumption of poultry, meat, fish and eggs isn’t “Earth-friendly,” in my opinion, and also not really healthy. I learned to prefer a more vegetarian approach, with only little amounts of meat/poultry per month, for the sake of the environment and the animals.

Sabine Eltermann
Nienburg, Germany

Please, Don’t be Hasty

While Gary Taubes’ article presents some interesting points about overreliance on carbohydrate-rich foods, the blanket statements regarding fat or carbs are far too radical for a journalist to make.

I do believe that it’s the grain subsidies by the government that have encouraged much unhealthful high carb consumption, along with misinformation presented by the FDA and the food pyramid — but please consult some health experts before presenting this type of rash nutritional information to an earnest public!

Lara De Pietro
Swisshome, Oregon

Salutes Simplicity

I just got done reading Wanda Urbanska’s Simpler Living; and I must say, this is an article every American should read — especially with our struggling economy and the fact that so many Americans have many doubts about our future. I think it’s time to simplify and take joy in the smaller things in life. We live in an extremely materialistic country, and I believe many of us tend to forget the beauty lying at our feet.

Rachel Phillips
Lebanon, Oregon

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