All thing in moderation. Those studies all test such HUGE amounts of things; it's ridiculous. And then the media takes the recommendations and exaggerates ridiculously. Like caffeine in pregnancy. Studies have found some possible correlation between caffeine in the first trimester and miscarriage. So now people think you're horrible for drinking caffeine while pregnant, but the actual recommendation is that you not drink over 200 mgs a day. If you've got a five latte a day habit, it might be problematic, but a medium espresso drink or a couple of cups of coffee easily fit into that limit.
The things that concern me are the things that would naturally be in moderation, but in processing become ridiculously higher amounts that what we'd ingest otherwise, like sodium, high fructose corn syrup, antibiotics in meat. We're not crazy about it, though, just trying to cut back reasonably and gradually. And I only buy cage free eggs after watching Napoleon Dynamite. :-)
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Date: 2011-04-29 12:51 pm (UTC)The things that concern me are the things that would naturally be in moderation, but in processing become ridiculously higher amounts that what we'd ingest otherwise, like sodium, high fructose corn syrup, antibiotics in meat. We're not crazy about it, though, just trying to cut back reasonably and gradually. And I only buy cage free eggs after watching Napoleon Dynamite. :-)