Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for February 21, 2015

Another mystery solved.

Thought you would figure that out long before this, Kate…

It’s not all THAT healthful, if you’ve got diabetes. Pasta = carbs. Tell him that.

Thanks for the run of Kate toons Mr. Miller…It’s a tonic. It’s been kinda been like an itch that needed to be scratched. Kate is so cool…Um, just so you know, more Kate stories would please at least one of your fans…

I live with a very picky eater. I should form a spouses’ support group.

No mystery at all, Flo. Half-a-billion years of evolution have optimized males of nearly all species to be efficient delivery systems for DNA. Our evolutionary function is to compete, mate, and get out of the way (some insect species have optimized this to the point where the female devours the male during sex, turning him into useful nutrition once he’s served his purpose). Given this raw material, what’s amazing is not that we’re often self-destructive jerks, but that so many of us live as long as we do.

Justjoking hit the nail on the head.

if he would listen to me, but no, he was the big man and knew everthing…now I still have to do everything.

What is so unhealthy about a burger? Meat with a bit of fat, now declared to be okay. Cheese also okay. Veggies like lettuce, pickles, onions, tomatoes…all good. Ketchup and mustard, both good. New guidelines on bread is a couple of slices a day isn’t bad, so now even the bun is alright. Granted, the mayo probably needs to go, but that’s alright. Why do we keep getting told different dietary guidelines??? Haven’t we figured out this optimum health thing yet?

I’m reading this shortly after having my Saturday breakfast of apple fritter and cola. I know. Walking heart attack.

when did people start saying “healthful” instead of “healthy”?does the latter just describe people who eat stuff that’s the former now?

When something good thwarts stupid indulgence it reveals true status.

Most people in the US are fat simply because they eat too much, no matter what it is; and it shocks me that so many people don’t even see that. If people actually controlled the portions of their food, an amazing thing would happen. They would take in fewer calories and slowly lose weight. However, most of these same people have no self control. A one pound steak with a one pound potato with butter and sour cream is perfectly ok and the minimum amount of food they need to take in for one meal! Or they won’t get enough!

“… Had a friend (f) who started to eat low-fat and “healthy”; she gained 60 lbs in a year.”~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I don’t believe I’m a conspiracy theorist. but I can’t help wondering if growth hormones (which are fed to all the animals we eat) might be passed into humans and might be causing the problem of obesity. I, myself, am not overweight (I’m 5’ 3" and weigh 104 lbs)But I notice a lot more obesity (women AND men) than I saw when I was younger. And I’ve always eaten very little meat. Just a thought…………

“Oh there’s no mystery; women aggravate men to death.”~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Well, at least we try!

I lived in Maine until I was 13. After we moved, I’d hear “New England accents” on TV and think “people don’t talk like that up there.” Then I went back for a visit and yes, they DO talk like that up there. And when did “wicked” become a synonym for “very?”

And yet study after study shows that married men live longer than single men.

Except it’s usually other males from whom females need protecting…

I eat a very low carb diet and speedwalk at least five miles a day. I do just fine without the carbs, slow or otherwise.

But then that’s my experience. Your mileage may vary.

Bingo. And (IMHO), Big Pharma enjoys the benefits as well as the food companies.

perhaps she started eating and didn’t stop – we should all know by now it’s not only what you eat but how much, and how much you exercise

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We need to be careful when the packaging says “low fat” because the fat is often replaced by sugar to improve flavor. That’s why some folks who go on low fat diets gain weight.

And once again, WIley, if you are completely vegan, I hope you are having blood work periodically to test for B12 deficiency.

One of the differences between male homo sapiens and male homo superior: we’ll eat tasty food even if it’s good for us.