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Originally Posted by avandonk
Barry I smoke a packet of White Ox a day and drink far too much beer. I always try to eat fresh food. Last time I went for a medical my numbers all looked very good. Not because of my lifestyle but in spite of it. Some of us are gifted genetically to be almost immune from the ravages of self abuse. The medico had never seen such a low cholesterol reading (3.2) with such a high ratio of good to bad. He suggested a second test as the result could be flawed. It was not. There is also very strong component that also contributes such as your environment whilst growing up. We are talking about diet and exercise here, not how nice your suburb was. Your mental attitude to life is also a major factor.
There is just no simple answer for all of us. The real point is, one should have control over what one eats and not be fooled by any unknown additive that makes our decisions as to what we eat almost meaningless.
Bert
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Hi Bert
Yes some of us had the right parentage. However when I was young there weren't a great deal of obese people (food rationing). But our meals were prepared in the old home cooked style without modern trimmings. We drank water out of the tap. Milk (unpasturised) that came in a can from real cows (with added water if the milkman was running low), etc. Sugar was rationed also but we always had plenty. three spoons in your tea (coffee was not drunk by refined people). Breakfast cereals drowned in milk and about three desert spoons of sugar.
We never had cars, walked everywhere played footy, cricket etc. Never did any homework because it interfered with recreation time. When we got to about 12/13 we were allowed to save up for a pushbike. I came off mine at speed many times never wore protective gear and only got grazes. This of course did terrible damage to clothes that resulted in punishment worse than the pain of grazes.
My cholesterol reading is 6.2 so the doctor makes me take some garbage. This I do to keep him happy. This drops it to 4.9 but I doubt if it is that important my parents never did anything about cholesterol and it probably helped cause their demise in their late nineties, like most of the rest of my relations. Only my great aunt made it past 100. She got to 104
I don't smoke and drink very little. But The money I save goes on other vices like telescopes, mounts, cameras etc.
Gee I do rave on. Maybe I do have brain damage.
Barry