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by ced 2886 days ago
You jest, but in Canada at least, that's a thing. http://www.lentils.org/
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cageface 2886 days ago
I didn't realize until I saw this DW documentary that Canada supplies a lot of the world's lentils:

https://www.dw.com/en/lentils-food-for-the-future/av-4370243...

Luckily lentils are one of the healthiest things you can eat.

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swombat 2886 days ago
Says who?

I bet if we do a proper study we will find out the truth: that every kind of food eventually leads to death.

Of course, that's what the Fasting industry wants you to think...

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sfifs 2886 days ago
Fasting doesn't make anyone money and is against desires of most people. So unlikely there's going to be any significant industry push even though it's one of the few non surgical options proven to reverse type two diabetes.
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nasredin 2885 days ago
Poe's Law?

Unrelated:

I can't even tell what is real anymore. Lots of stupid people out there so using sarcasm marks is more important than ever now.

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zrobotics 2886 days ago
To be fair though, if one fasts long enough it is guaranteed to eliminate all known diseases...

Side effects are slightly unpleasant though.

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prolikewh0a 2885 days ago
Living eventually leads to death as well.
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swombat 2884 days ago
That was the joke...
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jamklda 2886 days ago
Lot's of people suffer from legume/lentils allergy, it's anything but healthy for them.
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wild_preference 2886 days ago
What’s up with this internet argument style where people think that pointing out an obvious exception is a valid retort?

Are you seriously suggesting that they needed to provide a disclaimer about allergies to their general statement about lentils being healthy?

Can you tell me how you would modify the statement “exercise is healthy” to capture all exceptions as well?

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jamklda 2886 days ago
> What’s up with this internet argument style where people think that pointing out an obvious exception is a valid retort?

Because it's not so obvious exception as you think it is, in fact it's the exact opposite, it's a very common type of allergy (Mediterranean, middle east, asia) and usually overlooked by many, that's why.

> Are you seriously suggesting that they needed to provide a disclaimer about allergies to their general statement about lentils being healthy?

Anti-nutrients (beside the allergies) in lentils/legumes is a real issue, so the "lentils being healthy" statement is highly debatable.

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cageface 2886 days ago
It goes without saying that eating something you’re allergic to doesn’t make sense. For most of us lentils are a cheap and very nutritious food.
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