Many pthalates and other well-known and harmful chemicals (for instance, BPAs) are very common in plastics and are called estrogen-mimicing. That's because they are structured similarly to estrogen and have similar hormonal effects. They break down very slowly and stick around for a long time.
I've often wondered if much of the weakening of our society, the emergency of "soy boys" as a major bloc, etc., comes down to all of these chemicals in our food and water that are literally feminizing men.
Somewhat on this topic, I've recently started planning out buying bulk products from local farmers to both save on money and take advantage of the fact that I live in a red state and that there's almost no reason to be shopping for food at a franchised chain be it fast food or a grocery store. Fuck the national supply chains, I'll work on reinforcing my local community.
Previous research by Zota, a professor of environmental and occupational health at GWU’s Milken School of Public Health, showed that people who often cook their own food at home have lower levels of these chemicals in their bodies, probably because home cooks do not use food handling gloves or as much plastic packaging.--- it's in homecooked stuff too, it's the packaging I guess, like how everyone is on about stuff being BPA free and all that. Can't escape it without paying more, and even then...
There are already plenty of reasons to avoid fast food and heavily processed food (whether it's about health or their politics) that even if this is a sketchy source people should avoid them anyway IMHO.
These kinds of studies and articles are probably just anti-meat. They really want people to start eating the bugs and soy.
It's mighty generous to call the amorphous blobs they sell at fast food restaurants meat.
It's more meat than what we will be allowed in the not too distant future
Many pthalates and other well-known and harmful chemicals (for instance, BPAs) are very common in plastics and are called estrogen-mimicing. That's because they are structured similarly to estrogen and have similar hormonal effects. They break down very slowly and stick around for a long time.
I've often wondered if much of the weakening of our society, the emergency of "soy boys" as a major bloc, etc., comes down to all of these chemicals in our food and water that are literally feminizing men.
Stop eating fast food.
Men today have significantly lower testosterone levels than their grandfathers. This wouldn't surprise me in the least.
Somewhat on this topic, I've recently started planning out buying bulk products from local farmers to both save on money and take advantage of the fact that I live in a red state and that there's almost no reason to be shopping for food at a franchised chain be it fast food or a grocery store. Fuck the national supply chains, I'll work on reinforcing my local community.
Previous research by Zota, a professor of environmental and occupational health at GWU’s Milken School of Public Health, showed that people who often cook their own food at home have lower levels of these chemicals in their bodies, probably because home cooks do not use food handling gloves or as much plastic packaging.--- it's in homecooked stuff too, it's the packaging I guess, like how everyone is on about stuff being BPA free and all that. Can't escape it without paying more, and even then...
My job is probably worse for my health then some plastic burgers so I'm gonna keep eating them cause i don't care and can't gain weight anyway
There are already plenty of reasons to avoid fast food and heavily processed food (whether it's about health or their politics) that even if this is a sketchy source people should avoid them anyway IMHO.
You should stop eating fast food based solely on the financial benefits.