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N O L U L U WEEKLY
Vol.
14 , No. 24
June
16 - 22, 2004
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Letters
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What? No Cheesesteaks?
Two articles caught my attention in this week’s edition:
“The Zone” and “McGriddle Me This” (6/9). “The Zone”
highlighted three healthy-lifestyle books, and the latter
critiqued a new movie exploring what happens to a man when
he eats McDonald’s exclusively for 30 days. Predictably, it
“pickled” his liver, shot up his cholesterol, affected his
sex drive and even caused depression. His body became
“lethargic and flabby.” Really? Duh.
On the other hand, the Hawai’i Diet, the Okinawa Diet Plan
and the McDougall Plan advocate fruits, veggies, legumes,
grains and importantly, very little or no meat/dairy. The
overall result? Healthy, lean, high-energy bodies with a
much lower incidence of diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis,
heart disease, etc. If the U.S. government cared at all
about the health of Americans, it would advocate a
vegetarian diet (or at least a diet with only a small amount
of animal protein). Instead, they subsidize the meat and
dairy industry. Large, tubular tins of what I call “mystery
meat” are fed to our children in school lunches. You need a
special permission slip if you want your child to drink
something other than milk. Bad choices are engrained early,
carrying over into adulthood.
Meanwhile, the Weekly continues to spotlight restaurants
touting Japanese cheesecake, rack of lamb, N.Y. strip steaks
and scallops in butter sauce (see “New and Noteworthy,” same
edition). However, I applaud you for the articles on
healthy lifestyles, and exposing the deleterious effects of
a meat-based diet. Please continue to feature such stories,
and frequently.
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Pamela Davis
Honolulu
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