Comments on: Americans’ dietary laziness just got lazier. http://dangerousintersection.org/2007/04/18/americans-dietary-laziness-just-go-lazier/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:29:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Ben http://dangerousintersection.org/2007/04/18/americans-dietary-laziness-just-go-lazier/#comment-11835 Ben Sat, 21 Apr 2007 02:55:18 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=1233#comment-11835 I bet you didn't know what the secret ingredient to "Red Bull Enery Drink" is. Well, lets just say it is carefull extracted from a real bull. "In 2001, the drink was investigated by the Swedish National Food Administration after being linked to the deaths of three consumers. It has been subject to a number of other health concerns regarding glucuronolactone, a precursor of taurine. Sale of Red Bull as a normal soft drink is prohibited in Denmark, Norway, France, Uruguay and Iceland . Due to the link with taurine, local authorities categorized Red Bull as a medicine and suggest customers ask for medical advice before drinking. Because of this, only energy drinks without taurine are sold in France." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurine I bet you didn’t know what the secret ingredient to “Red Bull Enery Drink” is. Well, lets just say it is carefull extracted from a real bull.

“In 2001, the drink was investigated by the Swedish National Food Administration after being linked to the deaths of three consumers. It has been subject to a number of other health concerns regarding glucuronolactone, a precursor of taurine. Sale of Red Bull as a normal soft drink is prohibited in Denmark, Norway, France, Uruguay and Iceland . Due to the link with taurine, local authorities categorized Red Bull as a medicine and suggest customers ask for medical advice before drinking. Because of this, only energy drinks without taurine are sold in France.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Bull
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurine

]]> By: Erich Vieth http://dangerousintersection.org/2007/04/18/americans-dietary-laziness-just-go-lazier/#comment-11776 Erich Vieth Thu, 19 Apr 2007 05:39:04 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=1233#comment-11776 Erika: I think you summed it up beautifully in one sentence: "People want to look healthy without actually living healthfully." It seems, too, that there is an analogues in the intellectual realm: people want to look smart without actually working to become knowledgable and disciplined thinkers. In either case, you can immediately tell who is trying to cheat the system. Erika: I think you summed it up beautifully in one sentence: “People want to look healthy without actually living healthfully.”

It seems, too, that there is an analogues in the intellectual realm: people want to look smart without actually working to become knowledgable and disciplined thinkers.

In either case, you can immediately tell who is trying to cheat the system.

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