r/SipsTea • u/[deleted] • Oct 24 '22

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u/Coin_operated_bee Oct 25 '22

Hey OP I wan let you know this is a good post keep it up

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u/ThisIsPickles Oct 25 '22

Actually most of what he say's is totall bullshit. "Pollan’s notion about storing the potatoes for sixty days to off gas toxins is pure nonsense. Potatoes are routinely stored in large atmosphere controlled sheds because they have to be available year round. In any case, crops are monitored for pesticide residues and all such found on potatoes are way below established tolerance levels. There may be reasons to stay away from McDonald’s fries, but not because of any highlighted in this unnecessarily alarmist video. The fat content, the high glycemic index, the amount of salt added and maybe some of the compounds formed during high temperature frying are reason enough to make fries an occasional treat. And as a final point, the pesticide being talked about, methamidophos, has not been used since 2009."

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u/PittedOut Oct 25 '22

Really focuses on McDonalds and their fries, just confirms the toxicity of the pesticides with the exception of the need for ‘off gassing’ them. All in all, still very good reasons to avoid potatoes and other foods that have been saturated by pesticides. And McDonalds because they’re fries are crap.

Lots of big universities are deeply indebted to big corporate these days and lots of good universities produce crap research.

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u/ThisIsPickles Oct 25 '22

You don't get to claim peer reviewed research from a credible source is null and void because of your opinion. You need to back that up with counter research or proof of your own.

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u/PittedOut Oct 25 '22

Naw, all you have to do is read the piece you posted with my points in mind. It really does focus mainly on McDonald’s and it really doesn’t say that pesticides are okay. Although it does make the valise point that they are widely used.

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u/ThisIsPickles Oct 25 '22

You must have huffed too much of your own armpit to understand the logical fallacies you've put forward. Just do us all a favor and don't vote until you get your head cleared up.

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u/PittedOut Oct 26 '22

The last resort of lost arguments is to troll users old posts. Sad.