I read that a recent medical study has found that taking a baby aspirin daily is no longer considered to be as beneficial as was once thought. What? For years, the medicos have been telling us that one of those little pills would protect us from cardiac problems. Now they're saying that it helps only if you've had a cardiac episode already. So do I continue my daily regimen? Do I stop, only to be told in a few years, that my first heart attack could have been prevented if I'd have taken a baby aspirin every day?
This got me to thinking about all the dietary advice that we've been offered in the past. And now I have to ask ---What are we to believe? Who has the right answers? What is going on?
Folks have been sucking down Diet Cokes, thinking they were less fattening than the regular Cokes. Now "they" say that the sweetener itself can cause weight gain and health problems. It also turns out that butter isn't as bad for you as "they" once claimed. "They're" now saying that it causes fewer heart-related illnesses than margarine! And dark chocolate is touted as a health food? Sure, eat a piece of dark chocolate a day! It's good for you! We're supposed to reduce our sodium and fat intake, say one group of doctors...only to be countered by a group who say that our bodies NEED salt and fat in our diets and not having enough of them in our daily diets can result in health problems.
I really wish everyone would get on the same page. I know that studies are challenged all the time...new findings disprove the old ones... "They're" only looking out for us but they sure don't make it easy. I guess the best chance at having a crack at a long life is "everything in moderation" and to keep movin'.
It's wishful thinking here, I know, but I'm holding out for the day "they" reverse their stance on bacon and cigarettes and say they're really not that bad for us! Now THAT would be a good day!
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