When I was a pre-teen I liked Pringles, not because of the taste, but because we used them as stackable poker chips when playing cards. I never had them at my house, and never bought them. We played at a friend's house.

@snytiger6 I tried them but don't like them. They taste nothing like potato chips but something chemical to me.

Yeah, I remember all the dietary educational materials we had in our public schools growing up were provided by the meat and dairy industries. The so called "balanced diet" convinced people that they should eat meat and drink milk every day. Even though for most of our evolution the human diet has been mostly plant based.

When I had leukemia, I want on a vegetarian diet for a few years. The drug I was taking wasn't supposed to actually cure me, but when I could no longer stand the side effects, after several years of taking it, I stopped, and it didn't come back. I think eating a healthy vegetarian diet, that was almost totally absent of processed foods made the difference. I have been off cancer drugs so long now that the doctors say the odds of my leukemia coming back is now less than 1%, as there has been no sign of it for so long.

Of course I am also avoided any casual exposure to radiation, such as X-rays and airport scanners (I request a pat down instead of beign scanned). The kind of leukemia I had was common for those who had radiation exposure. I theorize that casual exposure through dental x-rays and the airport scanner, although considered safe, what is considered "safe" was just an arbitrary line drawn to assure people. I consider any exposure to radiation to have some risk, even if small. Most people won't be affected, but there are a few, like myself, who are or will be.

@snytiger6 You will probably recall the ‘food groups’ as well. That was another big scam paid for by the Big Food industry. Drug companies very well know that their products, used over a long period of time, will made you sick.

Drugs only relieve symptoms of a body imbalance, (my words for most illnesses) or Cellular malfunction, another one I often use. Let’s take a look at ‘Osteoporosis’. Now I know that there’s genetics involved in some cases here, mainly Cardiovascular illnesses, But what the real problem here is following a bone depleting diet. Body acidity eats away at your bone mass, usually as a result of drinking too many carbonated beverages, high processed sugar intake, not getting enough Calcium in your diet as well as Vitamin D, among others.

Big Pharma, big food are both in large part responsible for practically ALL of the health issues that are so rampant nowadays. Again I know that there are genetics in some cases, but by far and large, Humans are really making themselves sick without knowing why and inaccurate information from Big Pharma and some MD’s doesn’t help either.

If a person eats nutritious food and gains weight, no problem. If they gained weight eating processed and/or junk food, then I'd say their weight is probably unhealthy compared to the person who gained weight eating nutritional foods.

I have no problem with people who most would consider to be "fat" or "overweight". Being a nudist I often see such persons without their "kits", and I have no problem with that. If they are happy with who they are, that is what is most important. I just hope they are healthy as well as happy.

You hit the nail on the head there. Practically all processed food is bad, as well as mass produced food. Never buy anything from brand names such as Kraft, Hostess, Campbells, Goya, the list goes on.

Even if you eat an all organic diet you will still not be getting all the nutrients your body needs. This is why our diets need supplements added, depending on your nutritional needs, genetic strengths and weaknesses as well as other health issues if you have them.

@CuddyCruiser In additional to eating healthy and exercising regularly, I also do take dietary supplements as well to help fill in any nutritional gaps. If you eat organic, vegetarian/vegan, it is important to also eat a wide variety of foods to vary the nutrients you get from your diet.

I used to get a lot of my supplements from Trader Joe's, but they discontinued a lot of them. So, now I buy mostly the Life Extensions brand from Amazon. I try to stick to brands highly rated for actually containing what the labels say they are.

@snytiger6 As a general rule, I stay away from ANY brands that are affiliated with Big Pharma or any large international conglomerate, with the exceptions of Wild by Nature and Whole Foods who carry many of what small family owned Health food stores usually stock. Where I am here in Queens, NYC I have a number of small shops around my area and most of them are well supplied. One good Whole food supplement brand is Whole Earth and Sea, as well as Potentsea, If your so inclined check them out, Potentsea has an excellent Sea Vegetables supplement which contains Organic Kombu, organic Rockweed, organic Bladderwrack, organic Dulse, organic sea lettuce.