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Tenbatsuzen
03-11-2006, 09:50 AM
<p><strong>Warning: The following post contains somewhat gross and shocking material about bodily functions.&nbsp; Go no further if you're squeamish.</strong></p><p>On Thursday, my boss provided the office with a free lunch from one of our clients.&nbsp; This is normal; we usually get free lunch from this local italian restaurant once or twice a month.</p><p>I enjoyed some pizza and some chicken ceasar salad, and I went home.&nbsp; I had a sandwich for dinner, and then started surfing online.</p><p>Between 12midnight Thursday night/Friday morning and 7am Friday morning, I crapped about 7 or 8 times, I puked five times (twice the same time as crapping), and I passed out three times, once into a pool of my own puke.&nbsp; By the end of it, I was crapping something that was whitish or gray.<br /></p><p>&nbsp;I had never experience food poisoning before, and trust me, after the experience I had, I never want to again.&nbsp; I have no doubt it was the chicken ceasar salad that caused it, but I dunno what else could have done it... most of the food I ate was pretty innocuous.</p><p>It wasn't pretty.&nbsp; I'm still not done all of the cleanup.&nbsp; </p><p>Not only that, right now, I'm drinking a weak gatorade/water mix, and ramen soup broth.&nbsp; Let the Robert Reed jokes commence.&nbsp;</p>

Justice4all
03-11-2006, 10:37 AM
<p>Well first off....why didn't you go to the hospital? If I passed out in a pool of my own puke I would have called 911 myself. </p><p>Second, are you feeling better? I would take it easy for a few days. If you are gonna eat anything, soup soup soup and juice. Re-build up your fluids. Also you might want to take a one-a-day vitamin with each meal and rebuild up your nutrients.</p><p>I would love to drop 15 lbs in 2 days (not like that though)</p><p>Have you considered contacting the restaurant and letting them know the hell you went thru from them? Did anyone else from&nbsp; your office get sick too?</p><p>Feel better!</p>

Crippler
03-11-2006, 01:27 PM
<strong>Tenbatsuzen</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Not only that, right now, I'm drinking a weak gatorade/water mix, and ramen soup broth.&nbsp; <strong>Let the Robert Reed jokes commence.</strong>&nbsp;</p><p><img height="128" src="http://pic5.picturetrail.com/VOL77/857148/1548180/132823999.jpg" width="171" border="0" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <font size="7"><strong>?</strong></font></p><p>(you asked for it)</p><p>Hope you're feeling better.</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Crippler on 3-11-06 @ 8:04 PM</span>

SatCam
03-11-2006, 02:11 PM
I didn't know whether to vomit or laugh. That is the most disgusting yet funniest thing I've heard since Ed was funny.

Tenbatsuzen
03-11-2006, 02:18 PM
<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Justice4all</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Well first off....why didn't you go to the hospital? If I passed out in a pool of my own puke I would have called 911 myself. </p><p>Second, are you feeling better? I would take it easy for a few days. If you are gonna eat anything, soup soup soup and juice. Re-build up your fluids. Also you might want to take a one-a-day vitamin with each meal and rebuild up your nutrients.</p><p>I would love to drop 15 lbs in 2 days (not like that though)</p><p>Have you considered contacting the restaurant and letting them know the hell you went thru from them? Did anyone else from your office get sick too?</p><p>Feel better!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I think one of the reasons why the food poisoning was affecting me so badly is because I didn't have any pepto bismol in the house.</p><p>Once I got the pepto, the nausea stopped, and the diarrhea slowed to a halt by midday.&nbsp; I'm still really weak, but I don't need to go the hospital.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;Passing out in my own puke: It wasn't like I was thinking rationally at the time.&nbsp; It was more like, &quot;I really need to lay down, and wow this bathroom carpet feels really comfortable, I'll just nappy right hereeeeeezzzzzzzzzz splat</p><p>As for contacting the restaurant: No one else got sick from work, so I'm at a loss what may have caused it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

Tenbatsuzen
03-11-2006, 02:21 PM
<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Crippler</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Tenbatsuzen</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Not only that, right now, I'm drinking a weak gatorade/water mix, and ramen soup broth. <strong>Let the Robert Reed jokes commence.</strong> </p><p><img width="171" height="128" border="0" src="http://www.retrocrush.com/archive2/offensive/ayds.jpg" /> <font size="7"><strong>?</strong></font></p><p>(you asked for it)</p><p>Hope you're feeling better.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img width="199" height="252" border="0" src="http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/2870/mikebroth15zx.jpg" />&nbsp;</p>

torker
03-11-2006, 02:29 PM
<img height="283" src="http://miles.hu/images/thinner.jpg" width="440" border="0" />

ShelleBink
03-11-2006, 02:30 PM
<p>Yuck. Sorry you're feeling so sick... I know the feeling.&nbsp; Since the beginning of 2006, I've been sick more times than I can remember.&nbsp; And I can say that vomitting so much it comes out your nose is pretty bad ((coz you smell what you just hacked which makes you hack more)).&nbsp; Vicious cycle.&nbsp; But Pepto is God in cases like this... I love that handy pink bottle.<br /></p>

Tenbatsuzen
03-11-2006, 02:36 PM
<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>ShelleBink</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Vicious cycle. But Pepto is God in cases like this... I love that handy pink bottle.<br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I'm sure it's not the first round pink piece of plastic that you loved.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>See?&nbsp; Already with the catty comments.&nbsp; I *AM* feeling better!!!</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

Dudeman
03-11-2006, 03:05 PM
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<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Dudeman on 3-11-06 @ 7:08 PM</span>

ShelleBink
03-11-2006, 03:07 PM
<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Tenbatsuzen</strong> wrote:<br /><p> </p><strong>ShelleBink</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Vicious cycle. But Pepto is God in cases like this... I love that handy pink bottle.<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I'm sure it's not the first round pink piece of plastic that you loved.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>See? Already with the catty comments. I *AM* feeling better!!!</p><p> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>ERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR WRONG!</p><p>Its 10&quot;, Green, and glows in the dark.&nbsp; ((This should yield interesting comments))&nbsp;</p>

Bulldogcakes
03-11-2006, 03:42 PM
<p><img width="275" height="350" border="0" src="http://www.xxxfreesexchat.com/SE/SE0/0641-10.JPG" />&nbsp;</p><p>Let me guess. IT'S ST PATTYS DAY!<br /></p>

Bulldogcakes
03-11-2006, 03:45 PM
<p><img width="150" height="130" border="0" src="http://www.utilityproducts.com/Articles/2003/July03/safety/omniglow2.gif" /></p><p>&quot;Honey? Honey where are you? I cant find the bed!&quot;&nbsp;</p>

coffeeal401
03-11-2006, 04:43 PM
Maybe it was something you swallowed from sheepy!&nbsp; <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/flush.gif" border="0" />&nbsp; bagger.

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by coffeeal401 on 3-11-06 @ 9:08 PM</span>

Tenbatsuzen
03-11-2006, 05:12 PM
<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>coffeeal401</strong> wrote:<br />Maybe it was something you swallowed from sheepy! <img border="0" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/flush.gif" /> bagger.

<span class="post_edited">This message was edited by coffeeal401 on 3-11-06 @ 9:08 PM</span><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Your attempts to be funny are quite hurtful, especially on a forum like this, sir.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

coffeeal401
03-11-2006, 05:21 PM
<strong>Tenbatsuzen</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><strong>coffeeal401</strong> wrote:<br />Maybe it was something you swallowed from sheepy! <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/flush.gif" border="0" /> bagger. <span class="post_edited">This message was edited by coffeeal401 on 3-11-06 @ 9:08 PM</span> <p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Your attempts to be funny are quite hurtful, especially on a forum like this, sir.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>you started it by telling me dont get on your bad side, and sticking up for a sarcstic post sheepy made. you really sound like a sincere guy so if you let it go so will i. PEACE BRO<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smoke.gif" border="0" />

FUNKMAN
03-11-2006, 05:41 PM
nothing like giving the o'l intestines a good workout i say!

Tenbatsuzen
03-12-2006, 11:13 AM
<p>So an update.</p><p>I went into a health food store. This is WAY out of behaviorial norms for me (fucking bleeding hearts running the places), but I made the stop because I saw that they had vitamin water.</p><p>I had mentioned that I had food poisoning, and that I was drinking water and gatorade to keep hydrated, and the lady behind the counter had a fuckin' conniption.</p><p>&quot;GATORAAAAADE!!! NOOOOOO!!! It's so bad for you! <em><strong>It'll give you cancer!!</strong></em> It's got rock salt in it! It's the same stuff they put down on the roads when it's icy.&quot;</p><p>(Meanwhile, I'm thinking to myself, &quot;If this Crazy Lady doesn't shut her tree-hugging mouth and give me my vitamin water, I'm gonna give her a demonstration of my food poisoning on her fucking counter)</p><p>She's giving me a 2 minute lecture on how bad Gatorade is, and I'm like, &quot;Can I have my fucking water please?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Tenbatsuzen on 3-12-06 @ 3:14 PM</span>

TheMojoPin
03-12-2006, 12:05 PM
To be fair, Gatorade (and most sports/energy/vitamin drinks)&nbsp;is pretty shitty for you.&nbsp; Usually amped up in empty calories and sugars, ESPECIALLY high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), which promotes obesity in pretty much anyone.&nbsp; You'll get the same result with plain ol' water with out all the retarded health consequences.

Dudeman
03-12-2006, 01:02 PM
<strong>TheMojoPin</strong> wrote:<br />To
be fair, Gatorade (and most sports/energy/vitamin drinks) is pretty
shitty for you. Usually amped up in empty calories and sugars,
ESPECIALLY high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), which promotes obesity in
pretty much anyone. You'll get the same result with plain ol' water
with out all the retarded health consequencesfor
rehydration after vomiting or diahrea, some sodium, glucose, and
potassium are good (necessary) in whatever you drink (gatorade, chicken
soup, etc.). they replace lost electrolytes and help the gut uptake the
fluid- water follows the salt. but too much sugar in the drink can be
bad- it actually sucks the water out. i think the WHO recomends for
kids in africa with bad diarrhea to get a solution with something like
90mEq/L sodium, 20 of glucose, and 20 of potassium- but not just water.
i think gatorade has too much sugar and not enough salt, but they want
people to at least drink it.<br />
<p>&nbsp;</p>

TheMojoPin
03-12-2006, 01:22 PM
Well, like you said, soup.&nbsp; Eat soup, drink water.&nbsp; Drinks like Gatorade ultimately often&nbsp;end up making you feel WORSE when sick or hungover.&nbsp; Gatorade truly only &quot;works&quot; as a &quot;sports drink.&quot;&nbsp; It's meant for people working their asses off.&nbsp; Otherwise, you're just pumping your system up with shit that'll ultimately either make you feel like crap or, well, fat.&nbsp; Water, low sugar apple juice, low sugar orange juice, soup...you're MUCH better off with those options than Gatorade.

HBox
03-12-2006, 01:34 PM
<p><span class="postbody">Well, like you said, soup.&nbsp; Eat soup, drink water.&nbsp; Drinks like
Gatorade ultimately often&nbsp;end up making you feel WORSE when sick or
hungover.&nbsp; Gatorade truly only &quot;works&quot; as a &quot;sports drink.&quot;&nbsp; It's meant
for people working their asses off.&nbsp; Otherwise, you're just pumping
your system up with shit that'll ultimately either make you feel like
crap or, well, fat.&nbsp; Water, low sugar apple juice, low sugar orange
juice, soup...you're MUCH better off with those options than Gatorade.</span></p><p>My sister was sick a couple months ago and got extremely dehydrated. What did her doctor tell her to drink? Gatorade.&nbsp;</p>

Death Metal Moe
03-12-2006, 01:43 PM
<p>I love Gatorade.&nbsp; And I do use it during shows and practice, so I think I'm using it correctly.</p><p>And Tenbats, are you sure you just didn't put your vest on</p><p><img height="235" src="http://stevelaslo.xpreshost.com/cog/beadseat.jpg" width="240" border="0" /></p><p>And RIDE THE SNAKE?</p>

jaysouth
03-12-2006, 01:47 PM
Forget Gatorade -- find Glaceau's Smartwater. It's water, but they pump it full of electrolytes. Kind of like Gatorade, without the bad taste and sugar. I think you can find it at Safeway, or sometimes at the local stop'n'rob marts. It'll keep you hydrated and restore the minerals and salts you've lost. Get well soon!

Death Metal Moe
03-12-2006, 01:48 PM
Bad taste?&nbsp; Gatorade tastes great, and they have a million flavors.&nbsp; Why all the Gatorade Hate?

FUNKMAN
03-12-2006, 01:57 PM
<p>Gatorade Forever!&nbsp; Luv it Luv it Luv it</p><p>the only drink i like better is Orangina... </p>

Tenbatsuzen
03-12-2006, 01:58 PM
<p>New problem...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I'm hungry, and all the things I have in the house are scaring me into thinking they'll be not so good for me.</p><p>I usually eat breakfast cereal or something... but milk is bad.&nbsp; And I don't even want to think about having tuna.<br />&nbsp;</p><p>I really want a hamburger, or a chicken sandwich.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ideas?</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

FUNKMAN
03-12-2006, 02:03 PM
a white pie with plenty of ricotta and fresh garlic

Tenbatsuzen
03-12-2006, 02:05 PM
<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>FUNKMAN</strong> wrote:<br />a white pie with plenty of ricotta and fresh garlic<p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Who the hell are you, Jack Bauer with a towel?!!?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

TheMojoPin
03-12-2006, 02:08 PM
<p>Hey, it's not like Gatorade is poison...I'm just saying you can pretty much the same results in cases like this with soup and water (both of which you should have even if you are drinking Gatorass)&nbsp;or low sugar juices, and you'll be a lot healthier in the long run.</p><p>Personally, I can't stand the stuff.&nbsp; It tastes like sugar water.&nbsp; The less HFCS I get, the better.&nbsp; That shit is killing this country.</p>

FUNKMAN
03-12-2006, 02:09 PM
<strong>Tenbatsuzen</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><strong>FUNKMAN</strong> wrote:<br />a white pie with plenty of ricotta and fresh garlic <p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Who the hell are you, Jack Bauer with a towel?!!?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>no, i'm just as hungry as you are and it sounded pretty good to me. probably something that tastes great and you could keep down.&nbsp;...</p>

TheMojoPin
03-12-2006, 02:12 PM
<strong>HBox</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><span class="postbody">Well, like you said, soup.&nbsp; Eat soup, drink water.&nbsp; Drinks like Gatorade ultimately often&nbsp;end up making you feel WORSE when sick or hungover.&nbsp; Gatorade truly only &quot;works&quot; as a &quot;sports drink.&quot;&nbsp; It's meant for people working their asses off.&nbsp; Otherwise, you're just pumping your system up with shit that'll ultimately either make you feel like crap or, well, fat.&nbsp; Water, low sugar apple juice, low sugar orange juice, soup...you're MUCH better off with those options than Gatorade. </span><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font color="#000080"><font size="2">My sister was sick a couple months ago and got extremely dehydrated. What did her doctor tell her to drink? Gatorade.</font></font>&nbsp;</p><p>Of course.&nbsp; Gatorade isn't going to kill you, and doctors have to deal with the typical person who wants to drink ANYTHING but water 99% of the time.&nbsp; People as consumers want the easy choice, and that's Gatorade.&nbsp; A doctor isn't doing anything wrong in reccomended it...he's just saving himself the headache of having to explain the alternatives.&nbsp; I'm just pointing out that Gatorade is pretty unecessary, and if people drink it too much, it can actually make&nbsp;them fat because of the HFCS.</p>

Death Metal Moe
03-12-2006, 02:15 PM
<strong>TheMojoPin</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Hey, it's not like Gatorade is poison...I'm just saying you can pretty much the same results in cases like this with soup and water (both of which you should have even if you are drinking Gatorass)&nbsp;or low sugar juices, and you'll be a lot healthier in the long run.</p><p>Personally, I can't stand the stuff.&nbsp; It tastes like sugar water.&nbsp; The less HFCS I get, the better.&nbsp; That shit is killing this country.</p><p><img height="345" src="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2006-03/06/xin_190303060941468287028.jpg" width="312" border="0" /></p><p>&quot;Well I am PROUD to be dying in this community of Gatorade Drinkers!&quot;</p><p>::applause::</p>

TheMojoPin
03-12-2006, 02:18 PM
Dude, HFCS fuck you up!&nbsp; Shit is diabolical...

Tenbatsuzen
03-12-2006, 02:19 PM
<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>FUNKMAN</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Tenbatsuzen</strong> wrote:<br /><p> </p><strong>FUNKMAN</strong> wrote:<br />a white pie with plenty of ricotta and fresh garlic <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Who the hell are you, Jack Bauer with a towel?!!?</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>no, i'm just as hungry as you are and it sounded pretty good to me. probably something that tastes great and you could keep down. ...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Unregulated amounts of garlic plus all the dairy is likely to destroy my newly reborn stomach.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

FUNKMAN
03-12-2006, 02:41 PM
<p><a href="http://www.hfcsfacts.com/heartDiseaseWeekly.html" target="_self">OBESITY<br />High Fructose Corn Syrup Not Unique Contributor to Obesity, Scientists Conclude</a> </p><p>There is no credible scientific evidence to conclude that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a unique contributor to obesity, according to a new report released by the Center for Food and Nutrition Policy at Virginia Tech-National Capital Region.<br /><br /></p>

Tenbatsuzen
03-12-2006, 02:57 PM
<p>I just ordered a chicken sandwich and french fries.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

suggums
03-12-2006, 03:02 PM
welcome back to the land of the living tenbats, hope it's tasty<br />

Tenbatsuzen
03-12-2006, 03:05 PM
<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>suggums</strong> wrote:<br />welcome back to the land of the living tenbats, hope it's tasty<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I'll take a picture to share it with all of you.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

Marc with a c
03-12-2006, 03:40 PM
<p>good job tenban</p><p><img src="http://www.thefreedomman.com/images/diarypics/harvey.jpg" border="0" /></p>

Tenbatsuzen
03-12-2006, 03:58 PM
<p>I actually got chicken fingers from the local pizzeria.&nbsp; I ate half of them before I felt full, and stopped eating.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>At least this jump-starts me into the diet I've been meaning to get on for a while.</p><p>(and yes, I know chicken fingers isn't diet food, but it's the first solid food I've been able to eat in a few days)</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

Bulldogcakes
03-12-2006, 04:38 PM
<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>FUNKMAN</strong> wrote:<br /><p><a target="_self" href="http://www.hfcsfacts.com/heartDiseaseWeekly.html">OBESITY<br />High Fructose Corn Syrup Not Unique Contributor to Obesity, Scientists Conclude</a> </p><p>&nbsp;</p>There is no credible scientific evidence to conclude that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a unique contributor to obesity, according to a new report released by the Center for Food and Nutrition Policy at Virginia Tech-National Capital Region.<br /><br /><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Bravo, Funk.&nbsp; We seem to have this mindless desire in this country to blame certain foods for the obesity problem we have (and BTW always have had, though children's obesity rates are up, which is lifestyle related) WE need to get over the notion that there are &quot;good&quot; and &quot;bad&quot; foods and focus on moderation, lifestyle and stress. </p><p>The French eat one of the highest fat diets on the planet, yet have lower rates of obesity and heart disease. Why? The red wine? Only partially, maybe minimally true. What is more significant is the social taboo against gluttony and the laid back 6 weeks of vacation French lifestyle. Bottle that and sell it as health food if you want something that will actually work. &nbsp;</p>

sr71blackbird
03-12-2006, 05:40 PM
<p>You know what they use to fatten up cattle?&nbsp; Corn.&nbsp; Whats in HFCS?&nbsp; Corn!</p><p><img height="319" src="http://www.freewebs.com/kschubfurs/art/cornfed.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></p>

trackstand
03-12-2006, 06:22 PM
<p>one word:</p><p>CYTOMAX</p>

TheMojoPin
03-12-2006, 06:44 PM
<strong>Bulldogcakes</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><strong>FUNKMAN</strong> wrote:<br /><p><a href="http://www.hfcsfacts.com/heartDiseaseWeekly.html" target="_self">OBESITY<br />High Fructose Corn Syrup Not Unique Contributor to Obesity, Scientists Conclude</a> </p><p>&nbsp;</p>There is no credible scientific evidence to conclude that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a unique contributor to obesity, according to a new report released by the Center for Food and Nutrition Policy at Virginia Tech-National Capital Region.<br /><br /><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Bravo, Funk.&nbsp; We seem to have this mindless desire in this country to blame certain foods for the obesity problem we have (and BTW always have had, though children's obesity rates are up, which is lifestyle related) WE need to get over the notion that there are &quot;good&quot; and &quot;bad&quot; foods and focus on moderation, lifestyle and stress. </p><p>The French eat one of the highest fat diets on the planet, yet have lower rates of obesity and heart disease. Why? The red wine? Only partially, maybe minimally true. What is more significant is the social taboo against gluttony and the laid back 6 weeks of vacation French lifestyle. Bottle that and sell it as health food if you want something that will actually work. &nbsp;</p><p>Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, WHOA.&nbsp; Nowhere did I say this is the only or even the main cause of the obesity epidemic in this country.&nbsp; If everyone stopped using HFCS and used &quot;real&quot; sugar instead, you'd still have a&nbsp;bunch of fat people throughout this country, period.&nbsp; HFCS just tends to make people even fatter than they are...so look at it this way: it makes unhealthy people unhealthier.&nbsp; But getting rid of it wouldn't be some kind of magic cure-all.&nbsp; People would still just gorge themselves on regular sugar.&nbsp; I can't stand it when people want to blame singular or &quot;easy&quot; causes for being fat or overweight...it comes down to crappy eating and crappy living, period.&nbsp; HFCS, according to a number of studies, just encourages obesity, so I try to avoid it as much as possible.&nbsp; If Gatorade or soda had regular sugar in them I'd still avoid it because tons of sugar is still bad for you...it's just LESS bad for us than HFCS.</p><p>So, hell, take my advice and just substitute &quot;sugar&quot; for &quot;HFCS.&quot;&nbsp; Same shit.&nbsp; </p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_fructose_corn_syrup" target="_blank">Wikipedia has a lot of good info on HFCS, including plenty of links to studies and articles on both sides of the issues.&nbsp; But, bottom line, too much of it IS bad for you.</a></p>

FUNKMAN
03-12-2006, 06:50 PM
<p><u><font color="#0000ff"> But, bottom line, too much of it IS bad for you.</font></u> </p><p><img height="323" src="http://www.frontiernet.net/~joe14580/captain%20obvious.jpg" width="241" border="0" /></p><p><img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/rolleyes.gif" border="0" /></p>

HBox
03-12-2006, 06:54 PM
That website was put up by the Corn Refiners Association! What did you people expect it to say!? I read an article explaining exactly why HFCS promotes obesity, backed by evidence, and I'll post it as soon as I find it.<br />

TheMojoPin
03-12-2006, 06:58 PM
<p>Check the Wiki link, HBox.</p><p>Breaking it down into the most basic terms as possible, HFCS doesn't fill us up nearly as much as &quot;regular&quot; sugar does.&nbsp; You end up filling yourself with excessive calories when your body isn't actually hungry.&nbsp; Obviously, willpower is the key here, but HFCS makes it a LOT harder, especially since it shows up in pretty much everything, including most healthy foods.&nbsp; It's used because it's much cheaper to produce and ship...but man, what a cost!</p><p>BUM-BUM-BUMMMMMMMM!!!</p>

HBox
03-12-2006, 07:01 PM
<p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11686974/" target="_blank">Here it is, and I don't agree with the fat tax idea in the article:</a></p><p>Biologically, the calories from sugar-sweetened beverages are fundamentally different in the body than those from food.</p><p class="textBodyBlack">The
main sweetener in soda &mdash; high-fructose corn syrup &mdash; can increase fats
in the blood called triglycerides, which raises the risk of heart
problems, diabetes and other health woes.</p><p class="textBodyBlack">This
sweetener also doesn&rsquo;t spur production of insulin to make the body
&ldquo;process&rdquo; calories, nor does it spur leptin, a substance that tamps
down appetite, as other carbohydrates do, explained Dr. George Bray of
the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, La.</p><p class="textBodyBlack">&ldquo;There&rsquo;s
a lack of fullness or satiety. The brain just seems to add it on,&rdquo; said
Dr. Louis Aronne, a Weill-Cornell Medical College doctor who is
president of the Obesity Society.</p><p class="textBodyBlack">Two
studies by Penn State nutritionist Barbara Rolls illustrate this. One
gave 14 men lemonade, diet lemonade, water or no drink and then allowed
them to eat as much as they wanted at lunch. Food intake didn&rsquo;t vary,
no matter what they drank.</p><p class="textBodyBlack">The
second study gave 44 women water, diet soda, regular soda, orange
juice, milk or no drink before lunch. Total intake was 104 calories
greater for those given caloric beverages than those given diet soda,
water or no beverage. Caloric drinks didn&rsquo;t help women feel any fuller
either.</p><p class="textBodyBlack">Then there
is the &ldquo;jelly bean study.&rdquo; Purdue University researchers gave 15 men
and women 450 calories a day of either soda or jelly beans for a month,
then switched them for the next month and kept track of total
consumption. Candy eaters ate less food to compensate for the extra
calories. Soda drinkers did not.</p><p class="textBodyBlack">[quote]Many studies of different types link sugary drinks and weight gain or
obesity. Some even show a &ldquo;dose-response&rdquo; relationship &mdash; as consumption
rises, so does weight.</p><p class="textBodyBlack">Collectively, they meet many criteria for
proving cause and effect, Dr. William Dietz, director of nutrition at
the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wrote in an
editorial accompanying a study in February&rsquo;s Journal of Pediatrics.</p><p class="textBodyBlack">In
rebuttal, Adamson, the beverage industry spokesman, sees no such
consistency. He cites a 2004 Harvard study of more than 10,000 children
and teens. Consumption of sugar-added beverages was tied to body-mass
index gain in boys but not girls, a gender difference that warrants a
&ldquo;jaundiced eye&rdquo; to claims that soda is at fault, he said.</p><p class="textBodyBlack">He
also points to a Harvard study finding no link between weight changes
and soda consumption among 1,345 North Dakota children ages 2 to 5 &mdash; a
group that arguably drinks far less soda than teens and adults.</p>_dap(250,300,'&PG=NBCMSH&AP=1089');<hr size="1" noshade="noshade" />&ldquo;Whatever
association there is doesn&rsquo;t seem to be large,&rdquo; said Richard Forshee,
deputy director of the Center for Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
Policy at the University of Maryland who has received research funding
from the beverage industry and global sugar producers.<p class="textBodyBlack">As for soda being linked to poor eating patterns, &ldquo;you don&rsquo;t know which is cause and which is effect,&rdquo; Drewnowski said.</p><p class="textBodyBlack">People
who consume lots of fresh-squeezed juice, vegetables and fruits are
fundamentally not the same as those who subsist on colas and bologna
sandwiches, he contends.</p><p class="textBodyBlack">&ldquo;There
is a difference: The first group is rich,&rdquo; Drewnowski said. He thinks
government subsidies of fruits and vegetables would be better public
policy than taxing a chea

ShelleBink
03-15-2006, 12:53 PM
To go back to many posts ago in this thread... I found a different type of rehydrator -- kids Pedalyte.&nbsp; I mentioned to my neighbor how I was dehydrated because of being sick and she gave me one of the bottles for her kids.&nbsp; Tastes okay, and its better than Gatorade I suppose.<br />

Dudeman
03-15-2006, 01:16 PM
<p> </p><strong>ShelleBink</strong> wrote:<br />To
go back to many posts ago in this thread... I found a different type of
rehydrator -- kids Pedalyte. I mentioned to my neighbor how I was
dehydrated because of being sick and she gave me one of the bottles for
her kids. Tastes okay, and its better than Gatorade I suppose.<br /><p> </p><p>pedialyte
is what they try to give all the kids in the hospital that are dehydrated (if
they can take fluids by mouth instead of IV.) usually it is considered
to taste sort of bad, so sometimes they mix it with apple juice. but
pedialyte is close to an ideal solution for rehydration. </p><p> </p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Dudeman on 3-15-06 @ 5:17 PM</span>

PhishHead
03-15-2006, 01:17 PM
i have a stomach disease, and drink Ensure to get back my stuff.

Dougie Brootal
03-15-2006, 01:22 PM
<hr color="cococo" align="left"></font><strong>ShelleBink</strong> wrote:<br>To go back to many posts ago in this thread... I found a different type of rehydrator -- kids Pedalyte.ÿ I mentioned to my neighbor how I was dehydrated because of being sick and she gave me one of the bottles for her kids.ÿ Tastes okay, and its better than Gatorade I suppose.<br /><hr color="cococo" align="left"><p></p>

Rutger__Hauer
03-15-2006, 02:00 PM
<p>Y'all need to drink more tap water.</p><p><img height="215" src="http://watersecretsblog.com/archives/Image%2080%20tap%20water.gif" width="229" border="0" /></p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Rutger__Hauer on 3-15-06 @ 6:02 PM</span>