thedl894 OP t1_iu4m2tj wrote
Reply to comment by eloel- in ELI5: Why does it seem as if most every day use items have carcinogens or other chemicals that can harm or kill you? by thedl894
I figured the FDA always stopped harmful items coming to the market but it seems as if they turn a blind eye quite often
gollumaniac t1_iu4nmnv wrote
Sometimes we only find out much later that something we thought was OK is actually harmful. Also a key element is quantity. Something in the ppm range may not cause harm, while the same thing in the percent range could. Plus the FDA doesn't regulate everything.
thedl894 OP t1_iu4oiuz wrote
That’s true, only a couple generations ago babies were sleeping in lead paint cribs
eloel- t1_iu4mxqa wrote
Harmful is cheaper. Sometimes it just is a choice between "do we let this harmful thing feed everyone on the cheap, or do we let them starve"
thedl894 OP t1_iu4ofao wrote
That’s fair. I never once ate ramen noodles and thought they were good for my organs
ShalmaneserIII t1_iu4sdsk wrote
If you wanted an all-natural lifestyle, you'd have to live in a cave and kill your dinner with a club. Even then, the smoke from the cooking fire might get you.
eloel- t1_iu4ukbi wrote
Why are the options "unhealthy" and "all natural"? What makes "all natural" inherently healthy, or man-made inherently unhealthy? As far as I can tell, half the things in nature would fuck up a human if we ate them, so I don't think the divide is where you think it is.
ShalmaneserIII t1_iu4uzc8 wrote
Nobody bothers to count that. How long would it take before we noticed that carrots were as dangerous as cigarettes if they were?
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