#nutritionforlife
Are smokers idiots? Are they informed about the health risks? YES to both.
Are you an idiot if you eat processed food?
I used to get cranky about people smoking when I knew the health risks of the habit. Some years ago I actually looked at the known health costs in comparison to taxes paid and calculated that smokers were holding the Australian economy to ransom to the tune of several billion dollars per annum. They still are. The health costs of cigarettes are still in excess of the tax revenue raised.
But as time has gone on, I have come to realise that smokers have been clearly told of the risks of continuing their habit. It is common knowledge that over time cigarette smoking is associated with a wide spectrum of diseases. Watching someone die from these conditions is not pretty. But they knew about it along the way. They were definitely ‘informed idiots’ as are those that continue to smoke today.
What about most of the population eating processed food containing too much sugar, too much refined carbohydrate and polyunsaturated oils? Continue reading
