[ExI] eating what you need

[William Flynn Wallace]

I read of a boy of about 9 whose mother was complaining to the doctor about
his nutrition.  He ate only French fries and peanut butter.  The doctor
examined him and said he was fine.  But I think this could not go on
indefinitely, as those foods don't contain all we need.  Probably it was
just a 'stage', as we used to say that would end with some other peculiar
fad of his.

Moderation in all things, as long as it allows for the occasional overdoing
of one's favorites.  I once ate a 2.5 pound roast and a pound of shrimp at
one setting.  And why not?   They weren't going to be as good later.  I was
much younger, of course.  50 years ago.  bill w

On Fri, May 13, 2022 at 1:31 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

>
> ...> On Behalf Of BillK via extropy-chat
> Subject: Re: [ExI] eating what you need
>
> On Mon, 9 May 2022 at 16:05, William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat
> <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
> >
> > Not reliable - ok.  I am sure we begin early learning food preferences
> that could override our tendencies to eat what we need...   bill w
> > _______________________________________________
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>
> By coincidence, this has just been received....      :)
> <
> https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/food/woman-listening-to-what-her-body-n
> eeds-eats-entire-packet-of-hobnobs-20220513221001
> <https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/food/woman-listening-to-what-her-body-needs-eats-entire-packet-of-hobnobs-20220513221001>
> >
> Quote:
> >...A WOMAN who is trusting her body to tell her what to eat has discovered
> it wants an entire sleeve of biscuits to be consumed in one sitting.
> etc.....
>
>
> BillK  :)
>
> _______________________________________________
>
>
> I am sooooo there Bill, both Bills.  I always trust my body to tell me what
> it needs, knowing that my body is an untrustworthy bastard.  I do it anyway
> of course, but I know I am pulling a fast one on me.  I am trying to trick
> me into giving myself donuts and coffee.  It works of course.  I give me
> whatever I ask.  My wish is my command.
>
> Here's the real deal: I am of the school of thought that holds one can eat
> pretty much whatever one wants, so long as it isn't too much of it.  If one
> keeps the total calorie count low, that works for some reason: it seems to
> lead to good health.  Some yahoo demonstrated it with the twinkie diet, a
> professor of human nutrition:
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/index.html
>
> Wouldn't take it that far, but I see his point.
>
> spike
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