Dear American Consumers: Please don’t start eating healthfully

Re:Dear American Consumers: Please don’t start eating health... by kunai on Sunday May 19, 2013 @07:28PM (#5734878)

Well, this is anecdotal, but I'm 14, and a few slices of bread landed me in the hospital with two emergency blood transfusions, and a final diagnosis of IBD.

It was... bad. Another classmate also ended up hospitalized with a celiac diagnosis. Whether it was brought on by food, I don't know, but the prevalence of wheat in a standard American diet could lead one to believe so.

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Re:Dear American Consumers: Please don’t start eating health... by nknighthb on Sunday May 19, 2013 @07:45PM (#5734937)

A single peanut can cause an anaphylactic reaction which can be lethal in minutes. IBD symptoms from consumption of slices of bread is not remotely comparable.

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Re:Dear American Consumers: Please don’t start eating health... by nsxwolf on Sunday May 19, 2013 @08:05PM (#5735032)

EpiPen. Kids should carry them and know how to use them. Schools should not prevent them from carrying them.

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Re:Dear American Consumers: Please don’t start eating health... by Permit on Sunday May 19, 2013 @08:04PM (#5735030)

>Whether it was brought on by food, I don't know, but the prevalence of wheat in a standard American diet could lead one to believe so.

It definitely shouldn't.

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