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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: longnshort who wrote (120716)	1/26/2010 3:31:07 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

ls, the irony is that the government subsidizes illness to the tune of billions upon billions of dollars. that's why a double cheeseburger at mcdonalds cost less than a stock of broccoli. the main culprit is subsidized corn. it is a double whammy. it goes into making insulin elevating turbo charged high glycemic carbohydrate "foods" AND omega 6 fatty acid vegetable oils. omega 6 fatty acids are the substrate for inflammatory hormones (pro inflammatory eicosanoids) and that substrate transforms into the big evil inflammation when combined with delta-5-desaturase, an enzyme triggered by insulin production. DHA's (an omega 3 fatty acid) main mode of action is to combine with delta-5-desaturase so that it isn't available to combine with omega 6 fatty acids - thereby reducing one's inflammation level. i ate at mcdonalds while losing 25 lbs of pure fat and a little water weight. i didn't eat there often and i knew what to order to minimize the damage. mcdonald's isn't nearly as bad as the miseducation and dangerous government subsidies.