I never used to be a conspiracy theorist, but I slowly find myself being put into that category because it's so obvious that the government (U.S. I at least know for sure, I guarantee others) knows whats really good for people but are driven by power and money and control. I'll explain:
Since the early 1920's, a German nutritionalist (can't remember her name, sorry, but Gary Taubes talks about her in Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It) noted, upon arriving in America for the first time that "the children are exceptionally large" and also that Americans eat a "disproportionate amount of bread and grains" There was no burger king back then, there were no refined fats, but she still said we were tubby. In the 1970's there was finally declared the epidemic of heart disease by the U.S. govt (all hail) and what do we do about it? Stop eating fat! What has changed since then? Heart disease is now the leading killer of Americans. People are told it's because they won't give up their McD's and other greasy food, but in reality, its all processed foods. Triscuits being pawned off as 100% whole grain and healthy and Dave's Killer Bread (Oh I've been battling my grandma on this one for months) is healthy because he uses grains and seeds only (not true, there are some fishy ingredients on that list). It's because those refined carbs give people a dopamine boost and are as addictive as cocaine. That's not my opinion either. There are a lot of recent studies (Dr. Oz just had one on his show this last month) showing how the same amount of dopamine is released for a cocaine addict as a coca-cola addict. However, I digress.
In light of all these wonderful studies and powerful evidences, what does the government do? They would never admit they were wrong about low-fat diets. No, we have always been at war with Oceania. It's just now they have to say that what helps your heart the best? "omega-3 fatty acids" (all hail). Wait a minute, omega-3's are a fat. But isn't that bad? No, let's never allow that question to be asked and the govt. can still go on being hailed as mighty savior of our terrible disease ridden nation, with all those damn polluters (let's go buy some manufactured cars and plastics) pesticides (let's go to wal-mart for food) and fast food joints (but they are so quick and I'm so tired).
The government WANTS us sick. They are okay with letting plant foods being known as good raw, but they'll also throw out the notion that needing to eat cooked grains is truly going to help you. And every now and then promote the idea that someone somewhere got sick from eating a raw steak and make a HUGE deal about it. Raw vegans? I delivered flowers to a lady not too long ago that was dying of cancer. She and her husband were goat farmers. She had a handful of bumper stickers (memory fails me of their exact wording) that led me to the conclusion she was near vegetarian, if not quite "healthy" by SAD standards. I believe she took the conventional treatment and received radiation and chemo. My heart broke.... So many things going through my head. If only's and but's and how my discontent with the govt can be shown from either two ways by them:
1. They are absolutely the most retarded board of scientists/doctors/leaders to EVER walk the face of the earth in ALL of history. Which lends to just how GREAT (sarcasm) democracy can be.
2. They are playing dumb and want our money, want us sick, want control, while they continue living with the secret power of being able to keep people from enjoying life. Which also shows how great democracy isn't.
Doctors go to school to learn about drugs from other doctors that did the same. They learned from books produced and funded by pharmaceutical companies. Those companies get the "FDA" stamp of approval on their drug for a certain share of the cash, regardless of side effects (huge lists far worse than what you're trying to cure, so much so it's become comical rather than sickening to the average american), the govt also has other branches they maintain (ADA, AHA, USDA, etc.) all promoting the same thing, "eat plenty of grains and make frequent doctor visits." Why can they promote doctors of western medicine so much that have the worst record of medicine in history, far worse than Ayurveda or Chinese medicine, both of which arose from the introduction of processed (cooked) foods.
Too long, didn't read?: People bash raw paleo because they are brainwashed by a government that wants to keep us sick, regardless of their countless failures, our greatest mercies would grace them to plead ignorant, somewhere in the middle would show them pleading greedy, and at the far end, which I can't help but lean towards, hopefully not out of resentment, but out of sheer truth, they would plead sadistic, simply enjoying having the power they have and reveling in the fact that they can control a whole nation of people, constantly getting them to partake in the actions (eating poor food and downing drugs) that continue to make them more sick.
I know, I hate the big conspiracy texts also, but I can't seem to find any other logical conclusion.
